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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.
May 14, 2020 · June 24, 1948 — September 30, 1949. As American and Soviet forces occupying Germany clashed over punishment and rehabilitation plans for the country, the Soviets cut off access to Berlin. From June 26, 1948, to September 30, 1949, the United States and Great Britain dropped food and supplies into West Berlin via air.
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Jul 22, 2015 · Jan 10 British stop ships Independence & In-Gathering from landing in Israel. Jan 10 Greek steamer "Himara" strikes a wartime mine in Saronic Gulf south of Athens with loss of 392 of 637 aboard. Jan 15 The brutalized corpse of Elizabeth Short ("The Black Dahlia ") found in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California.
1947 Major News Events in History. Roswell UFO incident. U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall announces the “Marshall Plan”. The International Monetary Fund IMF begins to operate. The start of the Cold War which endured over four decades. The United Nations votes in favor of the creation of an Independent Jewish State of Israel.
Nov 2, 2016 · Historical Events for the Year 1947. 1st January » The American and British occupation zones in Germany, after World War II, merge to form the Bizone, that later became West Germany. 1st January » The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect, converting British subjects into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King ...
MAJOR EVENTS: President Truman formulates "Truman Doctrine" of providing aid to countries whose governments are threatened with overthrow U.S. Secretary of State George Marshall calls for a European recovery effort, popularly called the "Marshall Plan." India and Pakistan proclaimed independent nations Britain nationalizes its coal industry Britain’s Princess Elizabeth marries ...
This is a timeline of the main events of the Cold War, a state of political and military tension after World War II between powers in the Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies and others) and powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union, its allies in the Warsaw Pact and later the People's Republic of China).
