Portella della Ginestra Massacre in Sicily, May 1, 1947
Date: May 1, 1947
Date: May 1, 1947
The GlazierβHigginsβWoodward tornadoes kill 181 and injure 970 in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Date: April 9, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 9 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Cold War: American and British Zones Merge into Bizone January 1, 1947First…
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes South Khorasan in Iran, killing over 500 people. Date: September 23, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 23 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Bernard Baruch Coins βCold Warβ for U.S.-Soviet Relations, April 16, 1947Typhoon Kathleen…
Prime Minister of the shadow Burmese government, Bogyoke Aung San and eight others are assassinated. Date: July 19, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 19 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Marshall Plan Speech at Harvard Calls for Europe Aid, June…
The Paris Peace Treaties are signed by Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Finland and the Allies of World War II. Date: February 10, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 10 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Indian Independence Bill Introduced in British…
In Nevada, Boulder Dam is renamed Hoover Dam. Date: April 30, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 30 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Thomas Goldsmith Jr. Files First Electronic Game Patent, January 25, 1947Princess Elizabeth Marries Philip Mountbatten at Westminster…
The Journey of Reconciliation, the first interracial Freedom Ride begins through the upper South in violation of Jim Crow laws. The riders wanted enforcement of the United States Supreme Court's 1946 Irene Morgan decision that banned racial segregation in interstate travel. Date: April 9, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April…