Date: November 20, 1947
Famed animator Walt Disney testifies before the House Un-American Activities Committee, naming Disney employees he believes to be communists. Date: October 24, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947National Security Act Reorganizes U.S. Military…
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes South Khorasan in Iran, killing over 500 people. Date: September 23, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 23 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Bernard Baruch Coins “Cold War” for U.S.-Soviet Relations, April 16, 1947Bizone Formed…
Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the State of Israel and the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Date: November 30, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 30 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Howard Hughes Flies Spruce…
Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to demonstrate that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia. Date: April 28, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947President Truman Delivers…
India gains independence from British rule after near 190 years of British company and crown rule and joins the Commonwealth of Nations. Date: August 15, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947UN Security Council…
Typhoon Kathleen hits the Kantō region, in Japan killing around 1,000-2,000 people. Date: September 15, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Centralia Coal Mine Explosion Kills 111, March 25, 1947Muhammad Ali Jinnah Recommended as…