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1947 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.
October–November – Great Fires of 1947: Forest fires in Maine consume more than 200,000 acres of wooded land statewide, including over 17,000 acres on Mount Desert Island alone. 16 persons are killed and more than 1,000 homes destroyed in the blazes, with total property damage exceeding $23 million.
1947 in the United States by state or territory (51 C) 1947 events in the United States by month (12 C) 1947 disestablishments in the United States (30 C, 14 P)
The 1947 KLM Douglas DC-3 Copenhagen accident killed all 22 passengers and crew of a Douglas DC-3 that crashed after takeoff from Kastrup, Denmark. Died: Grace Moore, 48, American operatic soprano and actress; Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, 40, Swedish prince (killed in the KLM Douglas DC-3 Copenhagen accident)
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1947 – Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier in baseball 1947 – Studebaker becomes the first automobile manufacturer to introduce a "post-war" model; most automakers wait until 1948 or 1949 1947 – Jackson Pollock begins painting his most famous series of paintings called the drip paintings in Easthampton, New York
- Tornado happened at night during the actual screening of Twister. ... But in 1947, it was sold to a mining company, who, rather than collapse the whole thing and strip mine it, kept expanding it
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