The temperature on January 10, 1947 was between -2.1 °C and 1.2 °C and averaged 0.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
March 1 » The International Monetary Fund begins financial operations.
April 9 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 22 relating to Corfu Channel incident is adopted.
September 9 » First case of a computer bug being found: A moth lodges in a relay of a Harvard Mark II computer at Harvard University.
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 1 » The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.
November 6 » Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut.
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