UN General Assembly Approves Palestine Partition Plan – November 29, 1947

American scientists John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain observe the basic principles of the transistor, a key element for the electronics revolution of the 20th century. Date: November 17, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 17 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time. Date: January 3, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947First Tony Awards Presented for Theatrical Achievement, April 6, 1947Operation Big Bang Destroys Heligoland…

The Operation Big Bang, the largest non-nuclear man-made explosion to that time, destroys bunkers and military installations on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany. Date: April 18, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor-General of Pakistan by the British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee. Date: July 10, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Ferenc Nagy Resigns, Hungarian Communists Gain Control…

Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC Television. Date: November 6, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 6 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947United Airlines Flight 521 Crashes at LaGuardia Airport, 43…