Screen Actors Guild Implements Anti-Communist Loyalty Oath, November 17, 1947

Cold War: Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe. Date: June 5, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Pan Am Flight 121 crashes in the Syrian Desert near Mayadin, Syria, killing 15 and injuring 21. Date: June 19, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 19 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Sylhet Referendum Decides Partition Fate, July 6, 1947Roswell…

An explosion on board a freighter in port causes Texas City in the state of Texas, United States, to catch fire, killing almost 600 people. Date: April 16, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Cold War: The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism. Date: March 12, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Muhammad Ali Jinnah Recommended as Pakistan’s First Governor-General, July 10, 1947King…

The International Monetary Fund begins financial operations. Date: March 1, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947HUAC Investigates Hollywood Communist Infiltration, Blacklist Begins October 20, 1947Centralia Illinois Coal Mine Explosion Kills 111, March 25,…

The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect, converting British subjects into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen. Date: January 1, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…