The Year 1947 From The People History

1947 In most areas of consumer goods demand outstripped supply in the US and the British car makers took advantage of these shortages by exporting as many cars as they could to help boost British jobs and economy and many Americans liked the idiosyncrasies from these British cars like Austin, Hillman and MG's. This year saw some of the most significant inventions that would impact lives for many years to come including the Transistor and the Mobile Phone. The start of the Cold War which lasted close to 4 decades is also seen as the Worlds two Super Powers USA and USSR worry about the dominance, politics and influence of each other on the other countries in the world. And many couples started lives living with parents due to the continuing shortages in housing

What Events Happened in 1947

• CIA established in 1947

• The International Monetary Fund IMF begins to operate.

• India becomes independent from Great Britain and 2 countries are formed India (80% Hindu) Pakistan ( 95% Muslim )

• New Zealand ratifies the 1931 Statute of Westminster which provides Effective Legislative Independence from Great Britain

• Ammonium nitrate cargo of SS Grandcap explodes in Texas City, Texas - 552 dead, 3000 injured

• A major strike closes The Paris subway

• Ferrari begins production of Italian sports cars after having been involved in motor racing since 1929

• UFO allegedly found on July 7th in the Roswell UFO incident

• 50 separate Forest fires in Maine and surrounding states destroy more than a two hundred thousand acres

• Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands on 7th August after a 101 day, 4,300 mile journey across the Pacific Ocean proving that pre-historic peoples could have traveled from South America

• Hurricane in southeast Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama - 51 killed

• Earthquake in Chilean Andes - 233 dead

• Severe Snow Storm Northeastern part of the United States

• Severe Tornado strikes Woodward, Oklahoma killing 107

• Polaroid Land Camera Demonstrated giving photos in 60 seconds

• Everglades National Park is dedicated as a National Park by President Harry S. Truman

• The United Nations votes in favor of the creation of an Independent Jewish State of Israel.

• First Of The Dead Sea Scrolls Found in caves near Wadi Qumran

• Following the creation of National Coal Board in 1946 Great Britain nationalises Coal mines

• Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth marries the Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey, London.

• The coldest temp in North America ( −63 °C )is recorded at Snag, Yukon, Canada

• The US Gives $400 million in aid to Greek and Turkish governments to help fight the growth in communism

• President Harry S. Truman issues an executive decree establishing a sweeping loyalty investigation of federal employees

• The United Nations General Assembly votes to partition Palestine between Arabs and Jews.

• The first Edinburgh International Festival and Edinburgh Fringe festival opens for the performing arts.

• Jackie Robinson took to the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers becoming the first Negro to play in Major league baseball.

• The start of the Cold War which endured over four decades, from circa 1947 until the decline and eventual collapse of East European and Soviet state communism in the late 1980s.

Technology

• First "instant camera" Camera History shown



• Saab produces its first automobile.



• Goodrich Manufacturers first Tubeless Tyre



• Howard Hughes Flying Boat ( The Spruce Goose ) takes off but will never go into production



• The Transistor is invented



• Walter Morrison invents the Frisbee.



• ENIAC, one of the world's first digital computers, is turned on after a memory upgrade. It will remain in continuous operation until October 2, 1955.



• The Sound Barrier Broken ( Traveling faster than Sound )



• First LP's History of HiFi and Music Players and Mediaproduced ( US )

Inventions Invented by Inventors and Country ( or attributed to First Use ) 1947

Artificial Intelligence England by Alan Turing
Mobile Phone USA
Transistor USA from Bell Laboratories
Hologram Hungary by Denis Gabor
Slinky USA by Richard T James

Popular TV

Popular Culture

Popular Films

• Miracle on 34th Street



• Road to Rio



• The Jolson Story




Popular Books

• The Diary of Anne Frank is published

• The Television Programme Muffin the Mule (UK)

Major World Political Leaders 1947

Australia Prime Minister Ben Chifley

Brazil President Gaspar Dutra

Canada Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King

France Prime Minister Vincent Auriol From 16 January

India Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru From 15 August

Italy Prime Minister Alcide De Gasperi

Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida Till 24 May
Japan Prime Minister Tetsu Katayama From 24 May

Mexico President Miguel Alemán Valdés

Russia / Soviet Union
General Secretary of the Central Committee Joseph Stalin

South Africa Prime Minister Field Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts

United States President Harry S. Truman

United Kingdom Prime Minister Clement Attlee



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