WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO OCTOBER 1947
Find out what all happened March to October 1947

First flight of the B-45 Tornado strategic bomber. (17. March 1947)

United States of America and Islamic Republic of Pakistan establish diplomatic relations for the first time. (20. October 1947)

Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball's color line. (15. April 1947)

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

Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington. (24. June 1947)

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

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which is the foundation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), is founded. (30. October 1947)

Saab produces its first automobile. (10. June 1947)

The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of Hollywood, resulting in a blacklist that prevents some from working in the industry for years. (20. October 1947)

The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union. (6. July 1947)

The World Series, featuring the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, is televised for the first time. (30. September 1947)

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

The Radcliffe Line, the border between Dominion of India and Dominion of Pakistan is revealed. (17. August 1947)

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

Paul becomes king of Greece, on the death of his childless elder brother, George II. (1. April 1947)

Typhoon Kathleen hits Saitama, Tokyo and Tone River area, at least 1,930 killed. (16. September 1947)

Portella della Ginestra massacre against May Day celebrations in Sicily by the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano; 11 persons are killed and 33 wounded. (1. May 1947)

In Nevada, the Boulder Dam is renamed the Hoover Dam a second time. (30. April 1947)

The Bombay Municipal Corporation formally takes over the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST). (7. August 1947)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founding father of Pakistan, gives a speech to the Constituent Assembly, the contents and meaning of which remain contentious today. (11. August 1947)