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1. commons.wikimedia.org › wiki › Category:1947_eventsCategory:1947 events in California - Wikimedia Commons

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   From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. ... 1947 in California; ... Printable version; In Wikipedia. Add links.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Hollister_riotHollister riot - Wikipedia

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   The Hollister riot, also known as the Hollister Invasion, was an event that occurred at the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA)-sanctioned Gypsy Tour motorcycle rally in Hollister, California, from July 3 to 6, 1947.

   • Date: July 4, 1947–July 6, 1947
   • Location: Hollister, California

   • Also known as: 1947 Hollister Gypsy Tour

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 1947_in_the_United_States1947 in the United States - Wikipedia

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   July 26 – Cold War: President Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into law, creating the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the National Security Council. August – Fernwood Park race riot in Chicago.

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   What happened in the year 1947?

   • Events from the year 1947 in the United States . January 15 – Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress nicknamed the "Black Dahlia", is found brutally murdered in a vacant lot in Los Angeles. The case is never solved.

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   What happened in Hollister in 1947?

   • That July 4 in 1947, a motorcycle race was planned outside Hollister, and 4,000 people attended. According to a Times report, members of the Boozefighters gang got drunk, jumped the curb and rode their motorcycles into Johnny’s Bar on Hollister’s main drag. One Boozefighter was arrested for attempting to pour alcohol into a bus radiator.

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   How many people died in the Great Fires of 1947?

   • October–November – Great Fires of 1947: Forest fires in Maine consume more than 200,000 acres of wooded land statewide, including over 17,000 acres on Mount Desert Island alone. 16 persons are killed and more than 1,000 homes destroyed in the blazes, with total property damage exceeding $23 million.

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   Where can I find media related to California in the 1940s?

   • Wikimedia Commons has media related to California in the 1940s. This category is for topics specifically related to the decade 1940s in the U.S. state of California. This category has the following 16 subcategories, out of 16 total. The following 94 pages are in this category, out of 94 total.

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Category:1940s_in_CaliforniaCategory:1940s in California - Wikipedia

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   0–9. 1940 in California ‎ (6 C, 3 P) 1941 in California ‎ (5 C, 3 P) 1942 in California ‎ (5 C, 4 P) 1943 in California ‎ (5 C, 1 P) 1944 in California ‎ (5 C, 4 P) 1945 in California ‎ (5 C, 5 P) 1946 in California ‎ (5 C, 4 P) 1947 in California ‎ (4 C, 5 P)

7. www.onthisday.com › events › dateHistorical Events in 1947 - On This Day

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   Jul 22, 2015 · Jan 15 The brutalized corpse of Elizabeth Short ("The Black Dahlia") found in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California; Jan 16 Vincent Aurial elected President of France; Jan 17 Ammunition factory explodes in Muiden, Netherlands, 16 die

8. www.latimes.com › local › lanowHow the outlaw biker gang culture got its start in a small ...

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   May 19, 2015 · What happened on July 4, 1947, in the small town of Hollister, Calif., was far from the most violent motorcycle gang incident. But for a variety of reasons, including an infamous Life...

9. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › yeagerChuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier | October 14, 1947 ...

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   Nov 24, 2009 · All that changed on October 14, 1947, when Yeager flew the X-1 over Rogers Dry Lake in Southern California. The X-1 was lifted to an altitude of 25,000 feet by a B-29 aircraft and...