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1 January – The government nationalises the coal industry in the UK [1] and Cable & Wireless. [2] 2 January – British coins cease to include any silver content. [1] 8 January – A Cabinet sub-committee approves High Explosive Research, a civil project to develop an independent British atomic bomb.
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Great British weather disasters (Continuum, 2009). Howorth, B., et al. "The spring floods of 1947." Journal of the Institution of Water Engineers 2.1 (1948): 12–35. Jones, C. A., S. J. Davies, and N. Macdonald. "Examining the social consequences of extreme weather: the outcomes of the 1946/1947 winter in upland Wales, UK."
July 27–28 – English endurance swimmer Tom Blower becomes the first person to swim the North Channel, from Donaghadee in Northern Ireland to Portpatrick in Scotland. July 29 – After being shut down on November 9, 1946, for a refurbishment, the ENIAC computer in the United States is turned back on again, and remains in continuous operation ...
19 January – Rebecca (1947) 4 February – The Happiest Days of Your Life (1947) 6 February – The Two Mrs Carrolls (1947) 9 February – Cry Havoc (1947) 23 March – The Man Who Came To Dinner (1947) 11 May – Larry the Lamb (1947) 24 June – The Bad Man (1947) 27 July – Boys in Brown (1947) 3 August – The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1947)
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The History Channel launched on February 1, 2007, on the Canal Digital DTH satellite package for viewers in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. The channel is being launched by The History Channel UK, A&E's joint venture with BSkyB. Although it broadcasts in English with local subtitles, the channel is scheduled separately from the UK version.
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