WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO JULY 1947
Find out what all happened February to July 1947

Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to prove that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia. (28. April 1947)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor-General of Pakistan by the British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee. (10. July 1947)

Christian Dior unveils a "New Look", helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world. (12. February 1947)

Korean politician Yuh Woon-Hyung is assassinated. (19. July 1947)

The Philippine Air Force is established. (1. July 1947)

The International Monetary Fund begins financial operations. (1. March 1947)

An explosion in a coal mine in Centralia, Illinois kills 111. (25. March 1947)

The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes kill 181 and injure 970 in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. (9. April 1947)

Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe. (5. June 1947)

The Prime Minister of the shadow Burmese government, Bogyoke Aung San and 6 of his cabinet and 2 non-cabinet members are assassinated by Galon U Saw. (19. July 1947)

The lowest temperature in North America is recorded in Snag, Yukon. (3. February 1947)

The State of Prussia ceases to exist. (25. February 1947)

The Exodus 1947 heads to Palestine from France. (11. July 1947)

The Roswell incident, the (supposed) crash of an alien spaceship near Roswell in New Mexico. (7. July 1947)

A meteor creates an impact crater in Sikhote-Alin, in the Soviet Union. (12. February 1947)

The "Indian Independence Bill" is presented before the British House of Commons, proposing the independence of the Provinces of British India into two sovereign countries: India and Pakistan. (4. July 1947)

The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published. (25. June 1947)

228 massacre: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down with the loss of an estimated 30,000 civilians. (28. February 1947)

Thirteen thousand troops sent by the Kuomintang government of China arrive in Taiwan after the 228 Incident and launch crackdowns which kill thousands of people, including many elites. This turns into a major root of the Taiwan independence movement. (8. March 1947)

The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement. (6. April 1947)