The temperature on August 23, 1947 was between 12.3 °C and 24.5 °C and averaged 18.6 °C. There was 12.7 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
August 14 » Pakistan gains Independence from the British Empire and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
September 18 » The National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency are established in the United States by the National Security Act. It also establishes the Air Force as an equal partner of the Army and Navy.
September 30 » Pakistan joins the United Nations.
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.
December 16 » William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain build the first practical point-contact transistor.
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