At A Glance

9 February 1947 at a glance

Day of the week
9 February 1947 was a Sunday.
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 9 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 9 February 1947 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 9 February 1947 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 9 February

  • 1942 Year-round Daylight saving time (aka War Time) is reinstated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources.
  • 1943 World War II: Pacific War: Allied authorities declare Guadalcanal secure after Imperial Japan evacuates its remaining forces from the island, ending the Battle of Guadalcanal.
  • 1945 World War II: Battle of the Atlantic: HMS Venturer sinks U-864 off the coast of Fedje, Norway, in a rare instance of submarine-to-submarine combat.
  • 1945 World War II: A force of Allied aircraft unsuccessfully attack a German destroyer in Førdefjorden, Norway.
  • 1950 Second Red Scare: US Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with Communists.

Famous people born on February 9

  • Rose Leslie, Scottish actress (born 1987)
  • Tom Hiddleston, English actor (born 1981)
  • Michael B. Jordan, American actor (born 1987)
  • Mia Farrow, American actress, activist, and model (born 1945)

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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