The temperature on October 17, 1947 was between 4.4 °C and 13.3 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
April 6 » The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
April 28 » Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to demonstrate that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia.
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.
October 5 » President Truman makes the first televised Oval Office address.
November 29 » Partition Plan: The United Nations General Assembly approves a plan for the partition of Palestine.
November 30 » Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the state of Israel.
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