Events from the year 1947 in the United States. President: Harry S. Truman (D-Missouri) Vice President: vacant Chief Justice: Fred M. Vinson (Kentucky)... 62 KB (4,523 words) - 23:30, 24 April 2024 |
Texas City disaster (redirect from Dalehite v. United States) The 1947 Texas City disaster was an industrial accident that occurred on April 16, 1947, in the port of Texas City, Texas, United States, located in Galveston... 25 KB (3,012 words) - 18:29, 17 April 2024 |
The 1946–47 United States network television schedule was nominally from September 1946 to March 1947, but scheduling ideas were still being worked out... 14 KB (493 words) - 13:13, 3 June 2023 |
In the United States of America, military conscription, commonly known as the draft, has been employed by the U.S. federal government in six conflicts:... 108 KB (13,480 words) - 20:41, 18 April 2024 |
The 1947 United States Senate special election in Mississippi was held on November 4, 1947. John C. Stennis was elected to fill the seat vacated by the... 5 KB (143 words) - 04:40, 5 September 2023 |
Sports in the United States are an important part of the nation's culture. Historically, the national sport has been baseball. However, in more recent... 73 KB (6,013 words) - 16:04, 18 April 2024 |
in the National Security Act of 1947. The United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps was formerly considered to be a branch of the United... 210 KB (17,685 words) - 13:51, 27 April 2024 |
test subjects in the United States are considered unethical, because they are performed without the knowledge or informed consent of the test subjects... 121 KB (14,366 words) - 09:41, 6 April 2024 |
The following is a list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of New York. For chronological tables of members of both... 336 KB (303 words) - 23:06, 16 April 2024 |
This is a list of capital cities of the United States, including places that serve or have served as federal, state, insular area, territorial, colonial... 122 KB (4,963 words) - 02:00, 6 April 2024 |
The history of the lands that became the United States began with the arrival of the first people in the Americas around 15,000 BC. Numerous indigenous... 283 KB (29,298 words) - 15:45, 25 April 2024 |
reflected in discriminatory laws, practices, and actions (including violence) against "racial" or ethnic groups throughout the history of the United States. Since... 249 KB (27,964 words) - 03:04, 27 April 2024 |
Conservatism in the United States is based on a belief in limited government, individualism, traditionalism, republicanism, and limited federal governmental... 170 KB (17,479 words) - 04:42, 17 April 2024 |
The vast majority of passenger travel in the United States occurs by automobile for shorter distances and airplane or railroad for longer distances. Most... 93 KB (9,281 words) - 03:48, 23 April 2024 |
This is a list of events in the year 2018 in the United States. President: Donald Trump (R-New York) Vice President: Mike Pence (R-Indiana) Chief Justice:... 304 KB (28,146 words) - 14:43, 18 April 2024 |
industry in the United States since the 1859 Pennsylvania oil rush around Titusville, Pennsylvania. Commonly characterized as "Big Oil", the industry... 41 KB (4,392 words) - 04:40, 15 April 2024 |
The United States of America was formed after thirteen British colonies in North America declared independence from the British Empire on July 4, 1776... 288 KB (10,781 words) - 02:43, 25 April 2024 |