Chronology of 1947 disasters and notable deaths
A yearbook-like chronology lists major disasters and deaths in 1947. Entries cover airline crashes, mine explosions, tornadoes, floods, fires, and ship and train wrecks with fatalities and key locations such as Charleston, Galax, Centralia, Texas City, and New Orleans. It also notes obituaries of prominent figures like Henry Ford, Martial figures, and public figures including Grace Moore and Willa Cather.
Record of 1947 sports results and signings across bowls and leagues
A compact roundup of 1947 sports news: Rose Bowl Winds defeat UCLA 45 14. Sugar Bowl Georgia 20 over North Carolina 10. Cotton Bowl Arkansas 0 over LSU 0. Orange Bowl Rice 8 over Tennessee 0. Shrine Game West All Stars 13 East 9. Bob Feller signs for 1947 at 80000 plus bonus. Gil Dodds and other track and boxing feats. baseball and boxing signings. numerous college and professional results across golf, swimming, yachting, and motorsports with dates, locations, and key figures.
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Winds
Georgia
North Carolina
Arkansas
Lousiana State
Rice
Tennessee
West All Stars
East
Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Gil Dodds
Knights of Columbus
Boston
Top Ten Spot News Stories of 1947
A synthesis of major events selected by editors in Publisher’s Auxiliary. Highlights include Taft Hartley act, Marshall Plan with 221.44 billion outlay, Texas City tanker disaster, UN world peace efforts, India’s freedom, Georgia governorship dispute, telephone strike, inflation, and royal and foreign policy notes. Also lists sports outcomes such as Davis Cup, Giants over All Stars, Dodgers pennant, Yankees World Series, Hogan golf, and major college games.
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Nation's Weekly
U. S
Europe
Texas City
Tex
United Nations
Britain
India
Georgia
M. E. Thompson
Elizabeth
Australia
NY Giants
Eastern College All-Stars
New York City
Jersey City
Kansas City
Truman State of the Union priorities and wartime to peacetime shifts
A wide summary lists President Truman pressing five major issues in his state of the union, the budget reaching 3744 billion dollars, Marshall succeeding Byrnes as secretary of state, wartime treaties and alliances, price actions, and shifts in policy as wartime powers end. The chronology includes inflation fears, labor strikes, legal rulings, and moves toward postwar international roles.
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Truman
George Marshall
James Byrnes
Senate
House
Rallan
Priestal
National Defense
Kentucky
Earle C. Clements
U. S
Europe
Earl Warren
California
Congress
Charles Luckman
Citizen's Food Committee
Robert E. Hannegan
James A Donaldson
Marshall
U. S. Senate
Italy
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Aus
U.S
Chile
Gabriel Videla
Price cuts and price controls top 1946 news items
A compilation lists actions from Ford cutting passenger car prices by 15 to 50 dollars to halt price spirals, and potato growers authorized to dump 20 million bushels under government price support. It also notes a major heroin seizure in New York, record cold in Canada, teacher salaries, and various wartime aftershocks including political and scientific developments.
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Newburyport
Mass
Navy
Ford Motor Company
United Nations Reports World War II Era Conflicts
A compact digest of postwar events includes shifts in Italian and French politics with new cabinets, Truman-era external aid plans, and early Cold War alignments. It notes communist and nationalist actions across Europe Asia and the Middle East, including Palestine, Greece, Hungary, and Italy, along with Allied strategizing and economic conferences.
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Cominform
Comintern
Charles de Gaulle
RPF
U. N
Greece
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Albania
New Year’s Day in World History Chronicles Events
A compact list highlights moments on New Year’s Day across centuries. From Caesars’ era beginnings and King Edward III’s wars to Paul Revere birth and Betsy Ross, Lincoln and emancipation, Greece independence, New York City’s five boroughs, Australia’s federation, and United Nations birth, among others.
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Edward III
England
Paul Revere
Betsy Ross
George Washington
Ireland
Britain
Jackson
New Orleans
Abraham Lincoln
Greece
New York City
Five Boroughs
Commonwealth of Australia
New Year Celebrations Through History and Traditions
A brief survey traces New Year customs from Babylonian 3000 years ago to Roman times with January designated to Janus. It notes the shift of calendar to January 1, adoption by Christians, and modern practices of merriment and gift exchanges starting on New Year’s Eve.
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Janus
America
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