The temperature on September 26, 1947 was between 10.9 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 25 » Thomas Goldsmith Jr. files a patent for a "Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device", the first ever electronic game.
February 21 » In New York City, Edwin Land demonstrates the first "instant camera", the Polaroid Land Camera, to a meeting of the Optical Society of America.
August 17 » The Radcliffe Line, the border between the Dominions of India and Pakistan, is revealed.
October 20 » The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of the Hollywood film industry, resulting in a blacklist that prevents some from working in the industry for years.
October 22 » The Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan begins, having started just after the partition of India.
November 29 » Partition Plan: The United Nations General Assembly approves a plan for the partition of Palestine.
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