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August 29 – US announces the discovery of plutonium fission, suitable for nuclear power generation. September 17–21 – The 1947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane in southeastern Florida, and also in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, causes widespread damage and kills 51 people.
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.
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Jul 22, 2015 · Historical events from year 1947. Learn about 348 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1947 or search by date or keyword.
- 1940. April 1, 1940 - The 1940 census indicates a United States population of 132,164,569. This represented an increase of 7.3% since 1930, the lowest rate of increase in the 20th century.
- 1941. March 11, 1941 - The George Washington Carver Museum is dedicated at the Tuskegee Institute with the participation of such luminaries as Henry Ford.
- 1942. February 19, 1942 - Executive order 9066 is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, confining 110,000 Japanese Americans, including 75,000 citizens, on the West Coast into relocation camps during World War II.
- 1943. February 14, 1943 - The United States encounters its first major defeat in the European theater of World War II at the Battle for Kasserine Pass in Tunisia.
1947 Events & Facts. nostalgia. 1947 Events & Facts. Posted By: Babyboomers.com Staff On: 9/21/2020, 4:00:00 AM. What Happened in 1947? MAJOR EVENTS: President Truman formulates "Truman Doctrine" of providing aid to countries whose governments are threatened with overthrow.
Jun 9, 2017 · 1 Jan 1947. The American and British occupation zones in Germany merged to form the Bizone, which later became the Federal Republic of Germany. [CPC] Hjalmar Siilasvuo passed away. [ Hjalmar Siilasvuo | CPC] Miles Browning retired from the US Navy. [ Miles Browning | CPC]
March 25 – A coal mine explosion in Centralia, Illinois, United States; 111 miners are killed. March 28 – A World War II Japanese booby trap explodes on Corregidor Island, killing 28 people. March 29 – A rebellion against French rule erupts in Madagascar.
