Date in year · 1947 · The 1940s
On April 9, 1947, the Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes kill 181 and injure 970 in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Moses Blah, Jerzy Stuhr, James Woods would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · April 9, 1947
From April 9–11, 1947, a significant tornado outbreak produced catastrophic effects over portions of the southern Great Plains, in the contiguous United States. The outbreak generated at least 12, and possibly 17 or more, tornadoes, many of which were significant. S.
Around 1947
1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1947th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 947th year of the 2nd millennium, the 47th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1940s decade.
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1947 windstorm through the U.S. states of Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas
From April 9–11, 1947, a significant tornado outbreak produced catastrophic effects over portions of the southern Great Plains, in the contiguous United States. The outbreak generated at least 12, and possibly 17 or more, tornadoes, many of which were significant. S.
1947 anti-segregation nonviolent protest in the southern United States
The Journey of Reconciliation, also called "First Freedom Ride", was a form of nonviolent direct action to challenge state segregation laws on interstate buses in the Southern United States. Bayard Rustin and 18 other men and women were the early organizers of the two-week journey that began on April 9, 1947. C.
United Nations Security Council resolution
United Nations Security Council Resolution 22 was adopted on 9 April 1947. The Council recommended that Albania and the United Kingdom take their dispute over the Corfu Channel incident to the International Court of Justice.
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