WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO MAY 1947
Find out what all happened January to May 1947

Thomas Goldsmith Jr. files a patent for a cathode ray tubeamusement device (25. January 1947)

The Journey of Reconciliation, the first interracial Freedom Ride begins through the upper South in violation of Jim Crow laws. The riders wanted enforcement of the United States Supreme Court's 1946 Irene Morgan decision that banned racial segregation in interstate travel. (9. April 1947)

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

The American and British occupation zones in Germany, after World War II, merge to form the Bizone, that later became West Germany. (1. January 1947)

Texas City Disaster: An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600. (16. April 1947)

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

The brutalized corpse of Elizabeth Short (The "Black Dahlia") is found in Los Angeles' Leimert Park. (15. January 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)

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

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

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

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

Bernard Baruch coins the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union. (16. April 1947)

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is founded. (23. February 1947)

Greek banker Dimitrios Maximos becomes Prime Minister of Greece. (24. January 1947)

Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to schedule a flight around the world. (6. January 1947)

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

Elizabeth "Betty" Short, the Black Dahlia, is last seen alive. (9. January 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)

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