The temperature on April 29, 1947 was between 7.0 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
August 14 » Pakistan gains Independence from the British Empire and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
October 1 » The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.
November 29 » First Indochina War: French forces carry out a massacre at Mỹ Trạch, Vietnam.
December 6 » The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated.
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