The temperature on October 6, 1947 was between 4.3 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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.
March 8 » Thirteen thousand troops of the Republic of China Army arrive in Taiwan after the February 28 Incident and launch crackdowns which kill thousands of people, including many elites. This turns into a major root of the Taiwan independence movement.
April 30 » In Nevada, Boulder Dam is renamed Hoover Dam.
October 16 » The Philippines takes over the administration of the Turtle Islands and the Mangsee Islands from the United Kingdom.
October 26 » Kashmir conflict: The Maharaja of Kashmir and Jammu signs the Instrument of Accession with India.
November 30 » Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the state of Israel.
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