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First bikiniThe bikini was created by Louis Reard, a french designer. He named it after the site of Operation Crossroads a nuclear weapon test in the Pacific, Bikini Atoll. He stated the "burst of excitement" from his design would be like a nuclear device.
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First artificial snow Artificial snow is made for the first time in the clouds over Mt. Greylock in Massachusetts. Vincent Schaefer a scientist used pellets of dry ice (frozen carbon dioxide) to create snow. Flying over Mt. Greylock, he dropped pellets which resulted in snow that fell about 3,000 feet before evaporating.
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Tide Detergent Tide detergent was introduced as the first heavy duty detergent. It gave you clean clothes and sparkling dishes. Tide became the best selling detergent within weeks.
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Article This is the day that Mahatma Gandhi begins his march for peace in East-Bengali.
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David Bowie biography
David Bowie is born in the South Brixton neighborhood of London on this day in 1947. He is known as one of the most influential writers of pop music. -
holocaustMany survivors remain in limbo, waiting for an opportunity to emigrate from Europe.
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Jackie Robinson bio
On this date in 1947, Jackie Robinson played his first game at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was the first African-American MLB player. -
The first televised World Series game
Americans watch the World Series in the comfort of their own homes for the very first time on this date in 1947. Over 14,000 television sets were in use around the U.S. -
Article The first U.S. tape recorder was sold.
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Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by a Hindu nationalist. Gandhi was a 78 year old man and was known as the leader of the Indian independece movement. -
Timeline 1948 John Cunningham set a world flight altitude record at 54,492' (18,133 meters).
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passed lawU.S passes the Diplaced Persons Actof 1948, limiting te number of jewish displaced persons who could emigrate to the U.S
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holocaust In 1948 a series of bills were passed in the U.S congress