The temperature on September 17, 1947 was between 14.2 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 17.9 °C. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
January 3 » Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time.
May 1 » Portella della Ginestra massacre against May Day celebrations in Sicily by the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano where 11 persons are killed and 33 wounded.
June 5 » Cold War: Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe.
July 19 » Prime Minister of the shadow Burmese government, Bogyoke Aung San and eight others are assassinated.
October 14 » Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to exceed the speed of sound.
November 29 » Partition Plan: The United Nations General Assembly approves a plan for the partition of Palestine.
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