The temperature on August 21, 1947 was between 14.4 °C and 27.5 °C and averaged 20.6 °C. There was 12.7 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
January 25 » Thomas Goldsmith Jr. files a patent for a "Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device", the first ever electronic game.
April 6 » The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
June 25 » The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published.
October 26 » Kashmir conflict: The Maharaja of Kashmir and Jammu signs the Instrument of Accession with India.
November 2 » In California, designer Howard Hughes performs the maiden (and only) flight of the Hughes H-4 Hercules (also known as the "Spruce Goose"), the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built.
December 23 » The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.
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