UN Security Council Resolution 22 Adopts Corfu Channel Decision, April 9, 1947
Date: April 9, 1947
Date: April 9, 1947
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 → 📅 Other events on April…
In New York City, Edwin Land demonstrates the first "instant camera", the Polaroid Land Camera, to a meeting of the Optical Society of America. Date: February 21, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 21 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Jackie…
Pakistan joins the United Nations. Date: September 30, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 30 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Truman Signs National Security Act Creates CIA, Pentagon, Air Force July 26, 1947King Michael I Abdicates in Romania Under Communist…
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…
New Zealand ratifies the Statute of Westminster and thus becomes independent of legislative control by the United Kingdom. Date: November 25, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1947Boulder Dam Renamed Hoover Dam in Nevada,…
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 1947Bizone Formed in Allied-Occupied Germany January 1, 1947Christian Dior Unveils New Look, Restoring Paris Fashion Capital February 12,…