* 1947 – André Weinfeld, French and American Film Director / Producer

As a result of a study conducted in 1947, the policy was implemented that authorized the retroactive award of the Bronze Star Medal ( w / o " V ") to soldiers who had received the Combat Infantryman Badge or the Combat Medical Badge during World War II.

Before he was forced abroad for political reasons, director Jules Dassin made two classic noirs that also straddled the major / independent line: Brute Force ( 1947 ) and the influential documentary-style The Naked City were developed by producer Mark Hellinger, who had an " inside / outside " contract with Universal similar to Wanger's.

Greenberg was sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1947, became the very first baseball player to earn over $ 80, 000 / year in salary ( he was paid $ 100, 000, ($ today ) plus $ 25, 000 that his contract with Detroit called for in the event they sold or traded him ).

* The Chips Are Down / Les jeux sont faits ( 1947 )

* Situations I: Literary Critiques / Critiques littéraires ( 1947 )

* former German Samoa ( New Zealand / United Kingdom ) 17 December 1920 a League of Nations mandate, renamed Western Samoa ( as opposed to American Samoa ), from 25 January 1947 a United Nations trust territory until its 1 January 1962 independence

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Drilling of the first oil well began at Jebel Dukhan in October 1938 and, over a year later, the well struck oil in the Upper Jurassic limestone which, unlike the Bahraimi strike, was similar to Saudi Arabia ’ s Dammam field discovered three years before .< ref >" The Qatar Oil Discoveries " by Rasoul Sorkhabi < http :// www. geoexpro. com / history / qatardiscoveries ></ ref > Production was halted between 1942 and 1947 because of World War II and its aftermath.

In 1947, RCA-Victor developed and released the first 45 rpm record to the public, to compete with CBS / Columbia's 33⅓ rpm " LP ".

As a further insurance measure against both radical designs failing, in July 1947 the Air Ministry issued Specification B. 9 / 48 written around Vickers-Armstrongs ' more conservative design, later named Valiant ; work began in April 1948.

In August 1947 Short Brothers received a contract for the Short Sperrin SA. 4 based on the earlier less-stringent Specification B. 14 / 46 ; work began in November 1947.

The 1816 weight / value ratio and size system survived the debasement of silver in 1920, and the adoption of token coins of cupro-nickel in 1947.

In 1994 / 5, the Air Force published a report which concluded that Mogul Flight # 4, launched from Alamogordo, New Mexico, on June 4, 1947, was what crashed near Roswell, New Mexico, and formed the source of the debris which sparked the Roswell UFO Incident.

President Harry S. Truman signed the McMahon / Atomic Energy Act on August 1, 1946, transferring the control of atomic energy from military to civilian hands, effective from January 1, 1947.

In 1947, a housewife in the UK, Valerie Hunter Gordon, started developing and making Paddi, a 2-part system of a disposable pad ( cellulose wadding covered with cotton wool ) and an outer plastic, adjustable garment with press-studs / snaps.

one year, 1946 / 1947.

Between 1947 and 1955, the Academy presented Special / Honorary Awards to the best foreign language films released in the United States.

EDIC / Union Générale Cinématographique, 1947.

* Longest odds winner: Tipperary Tim ( 1928 ), Gregalach ( 1929 ), Caughoo ( 1947 ), Foinavon ( 1967 ), Mon Mome ( 2009 ); all 100 / 1

Between 1946 / 1947 and 1949 / 1950, he was chancellor of the University of Ljubljana, and he served twice as dean of the Faculty of Arts in 1940 / 1941 and 1945 / 1946.

* Robert Smith ( 1947 – 48 )

Many refugees from areas captured by Israeli forces in 1947 – 48 fled to the Bethlehem area, primarily settling in the what became the official refugee camps of ' Azza ( Beit Jibrin ) and ' Aida in the north and Dheisheh in the south.

" 1947 – 48: When Marshall Kept the U. S. out of War in China.

He was the last Viceroy of India ( 1947 ) and the first Governor-General of the independent Union of India ( 1947 – 48 ), from which the modern Republic of India emerged in 1950.

* Falk, W. D. ( 1947 ) "' Ought ' and Motivation ", Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, 48: 492-510

It was founded by Bill France, Sr. in 1947 – 48.

Although Japanese-American Wataru Misaka technically broke the NBA color barrier in the 1947 – 48 season when he played for the New York Knicks, 1950 is recognized as the year the NBA integrated.

During 1947 – 48, Magritte's " Vache Period ", he painted in a provocative and crude Fauve style.

As Secretary of State in 1947 – 48, Marshall seems to have disagreed with strong opinions in The Pentagon and State department that Chiang's success was vital to American interests, insisting that U. S. troops not become involved.

On that occasion the party won 48. 5 % of the vote, but, despite its absolute majority in the Italian Parliament, De Gasperi continued to govern at the head of a centrist coalition that included the Italian Workers ' Socialist Party ( PSLI-a 1947 break-away from the PSI ), the Liberals and the Republicans.

In 1947 – 48 he travelled in Europe, in 1948 he went to Morocco where he was taken by the tall clay buildings.

* Harold Dow ( 1947 – 2010 ), from the 48 Hours Mystery TV series

They were finally promoted back to the First Division at the end of the 1947 – 48 season.

* Cochinchina 1947 – 48 Republic of South Vietnam ( Chánh phủ lâm thời Nam phần Việt Nam ).

:* Nguyễn Văn Xuân ( 1947 – 48 )

; 1946 – 48: The eastern branch opened in December 1946 as far as Stratford, with trains continuing empty to a temporary reversing facility at Drapers Field, in the cutting south of Leyton ), with the line beyond Stratford opening to Woodford and Newbury Park in 1947.

* The One Million Liter Sphere, the “ Eight Ball ” ( 1947 – 48 )

Promotion was narrowly missed in 1947 – 48 when they finished in third place, a feat repeated the following season ( despite having an eight point lead with eight games to play ) whilst in 1949 – 50 they were to be denied promotion by 0. 06 of a goal, missing out on second place to Sheffield United.

QPR were promoted as champions of Division 3 South in the 1947 – 48 season.

India made its first tour of Australia in the 1947 – 48 season.

Corona is the closest habitation to a purported UFO crash in 1947 about 30 miles ( 48 km ) to the southeast.

The trophy has been awarded 61 times to 25 players since its inception in the 1947 – 48 NHL season.

Elmer Lach was the winner of the first Art Ross Trophy, which was awarded at the conclusion of the 1947 – 48 NHL season.