The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_F-86_Sabre’]
Tag: 1947
3 May 1947
The new post-war Japanese constitution goes into effect. On May 3, 1947, Japan’s postwar constitution goes into effect. The progressive constitution granted universal suffrage, stripped…
6 February 1947
Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket. The intercontinental airline service made its debut in 1927. The flight, by…
15 September 1947
Typhoon Kathleen hit the Kanto Region in Japan killing 1,077. On September 15, 1947, Typhoon Kathleen made landfall in the Kanagawa Prefecture, just south of…
6 April 1947
The first Tony Awards are given for theatrical achievement. The American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards® got their start in 1947 when the Wing established an…
10 June 1947
Saab produces its first car. Saab Automobile was a manufacturer of automobiles that was founded in Sweden in 1945 when its parent company, began a…
6 November 1947
Meet the Press makes its debut on television. Meet the Press is a weekly American television news/interview program that is broadcast on NBC. It is…
8 July 1947
Reports are first broadcast that a UFO had crashed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident.