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Apr 9, 2024 · Grandcamp. Texas City explosion of 1947, industrial disaster sparked by the fire and explosion of the SS Grandcamp on April 16–17, 1947, in Texas City, Texas. The blast set off a chain of fires as well as a 15-foot (4.5-metre) tidal wave. Between 400 and 600 people were killed, with as many as 4,000 injured.
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3 days ago · 33°57′01″N 105°18′51″W. / 33.95028°N 105.31417°W / 33.95028; -105.31417. The Roswell incident is a collection of events and myths surrounding the 1947 crash of a United States Army Air Forces balloon, near Roswell, New Mexico. Operated from the nearby Alamogordo Army Air Field and part of the top secret Project Mogul, the ...
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- Lincoln County, New Mexico, US
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1 day ago · The UN Ad Hoc Committee proposal was voted on in the resolution. The United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine was a proposal by the United Nations, which recommended a partition of Mandatory Palestine at the end of the British Mandate. On 29 November 1947, the UN General Assembly adopted the Plan as Resolution 181 (II).
- 29 November 1947
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- A/RES/181(II) (Document)
2 days ago · The Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of post–World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies ' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control. The Soviets offered to drop the ...
Apr 15, 2024 · Police Halt Boxing Match. April 17, 1860. Historical events for the 15th of April. See what famous, interesting and notable events happened throughout history on April 15.
