The temperature on September 7, 1947 was between 9.2 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 7.9 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
January 22 » KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood.
March 12 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism.
June 23 » The United States Senate follows the United States House of Representatives in overriding U.S. President Harry S. Truman's veto of the Taft–Hartley Act.
July 19 » Korean politician Lyuh Woon-hyung is assassinated.
November 13 » The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.
November 18 » The Ballantyne's Department Store fire in Christchurch, New Zealand, kills 41; it is the worst fire disaster in the history of New Zealand.
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