At A Glance

17 March 1947 at a glance

Day of the week
17 March 1947 was a Monday.
Top Film of 1947
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1947 was Forever Amber.
Bestselling Novel of 1947
“The Miracle of the Bells” by Russell Janney was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1947.
Star sign
The star sign for 17 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 17 March 1947 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 17 March 1947 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 17 March

  • 1945 World War II: The Ludendorff Bridge in Remagen, Germany, collapses, ten days after its capture.
  • 1948 Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Brussels, a precursor to the North Atlantic Treaty establishing NATO.
  • 1950 Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "californium".
  • 1958 The United States launches the first solar-powered satellite, which is also the first satellite to achieve a long-term orbit.
  • 1960 U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the National Security Council directive on the anti-Cuban covert action program that will ultimately lead to the Bay of Pigs Invasion.

Famous people born on March 17

  • Rob Lowe, American actor (born 1964)
  • Pattie Boyd, English model, author, and photographer (born 1944)
  • Grimes, Canadian musician, singer-songwriter, producer, and visual artist (born 1988)
  • Claressa Shields, American boxer and mixed martial artist (born 1995)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1947 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1947 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • May 22 – Cold War: In an effort to fight the spread of Communism, President Harry S. Truman signs an Act of Congress that implements the Truman Doctrine. This Act grants $400 million in military and economic aid to Turkey and Greece.
  • July 7 – A supposedly downed extraterrestrial spacecraft is reportedly found in the Roswell UFO incident, near Roswell, New Mexico, which will be written about by Stanton T. Friedman and many others.
  • July 26 – Cold War: President Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into law, creating the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the National Security Council.
More events of 1947 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in the US in 1947

President

Harry S. Truman

Gas (per gallon)

$0.23

Loaf of Bread

$0.12

Average House

$4,900

Weekly Wage

$46

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