The temperature on January 8, 1947 was between -11.3 °C and -0.9 °C and averaged -6.4 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
March 17 » First flight of the B-45 Tornado strategic bomber.
April 1 » The only mutiny in the history of the Royal New Zealand Navy begins.
April 16 » An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600.
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.
September 30 » The 1947 World Series is the first to be televised, to include an African-American player, to exceed $2 million in receipts, to see a pinch-hit home run, and to have six umpires on the field.
October 5 » President Truman makes the first televised Oval Office address.
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