1947 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1947?
- January 3, 1947 – Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time.
- January 9, 1947 – Elizabeth “Betty” Short, the Black Dahlia, is last seen alive.
- January 22, 1947 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Pig in Chinese astrology.
- February 10, 1947 – Italy cedes most of Venezia Giulia to Yugoslavia.
- March 12, 1947 – The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism.
- April 6, 1947 – The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
- April 16, 1947 – Texas City Disaster: An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600.
- July 10, 1947 – Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor-General of Pakistan by British Prime Minister Clement Attlee.
- July 19, 1947 – The Prime Minister of the shadow Burmese government, Bogyoke Aung San and 6 of his cabinet and 2 non-cabinet members are assassinated by Galon U Saw.
- October 20, 1947 – The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of Hollywood, resulting in a blacklist that prevents some from working in the industry for years.
- October 24, 1947 – Walt Disney testifies before the House Un-American Activities Committee, naming Disney employees he believes to be communists.
- November 17, 1947 – American scientists John Bardeen and Walter Brattain observe the basic principles of the transistor, a key element for the electronics revolution of the 20th Century.
- November 25, 1947 – New Zealand ratifies the Statute of Westminster and thus becomes independent of legislative control by the United Kingdom.
- November 29, 1947 – My Trach Massacre: First Indochina War.
- November 30, 1947 – 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins on this day, leading up to the creation of the state of Israel.
- December 6, 1947 – The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated.
- December 22, 1947 – The Constituent Assembly of Italy approves the Constitution of Italy.
- December 25, 1947 – The Constitution of the Republic of China goes into effect.
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