June 1947

June 1, 1947 (Sunday)

June 2, 1947 (Monday)

June 3, 1947 (Tuesday)

  • In the House of Commons, British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced the details of the plan to transfer power to India.[4] Early reports from India suggested that the political leaders there had agreed to work with the plan.[5]
  • WDIV-TV, the first television station in Michigan, signed on in Detroit.

June 4, 1947 (Wednesday)

  • Scotland Yard disclosed that several prominent Britons had received letter bombs sent through the mail from Italy. None of the bombs had exploded, because the recipients all became suspicious of the bulky packets. Scotland Yard declined to reveal the names of those who had received the letters, but Edward Spears came forward to say that he was one of them and that the culprit was probably a Jewish underground organization.[6]
  • Born: Viktor Klima, businessman, politician and 21st Chancellor of Austria, in Schwechat, Austria

June 5, 1947 (Thursday)

June 6, 1947 (Friday)

June 7, 1947 (Saturday)

June 8, 1947 (Sunday)

  • A man in Genoa calling himself Ami Kam who described himself as a Stern Gang member told a reporter that he was the one behind the recent letter bomb plot, having personally sent the explosive packages to 24 prominent Britons including King George VI. He said that no more letter bombs would be sent now that the plot was well known, but added, "We now are going to work with other systems."[9]
  • Eva Perón was given a 21-gun salute on her arrival at Madrid, Spain.[2]
  • Born: Eric F. Wieschaus, developmental biologist and Nobel laureate, in South Bend, Indiana

June 9, 1947 (Monday)

June 10, 1947 (Tuesday)

June 11, 1947 (Wednesday)

June 12, 1947 (Thursday)

June 13, 1947 (Friday)

June 14, 1947 (Saturday)

June 15, 1947 (Sunday)

June 16, 1947 (Monday)

  • President Truman vetoed a bill calling for personal income tax cuts ranging from 10.5 to 30%, explaining that it would probably induce the "very recession we seek to avoid."[2]
  • Henry A. Wallace completed a nationwide speaking tour in Washington, D.C. with a speech urging a meeting between Truman and Stalin to counteract "the present suicidal course toward war and depression." He also indicated that he was ready to run as a third-party candidate in the 1948 election.[14]
  • The US Supreme Court refused to review Boston Mayor James Curley's conviction of mail fraud. Curley faced a prison term of 6 to 18 months.[16]

June 17, 1947 (Tuesday)

  • President Truman's veto of the income tax reduction bill was upheld in the House of Representatives when the bill's supporters failed to get the two-thirds majority required to override the presidential veto.[2]
  • Born: Gregg Rolie, keyboardist and singer (Santana, Journey), in Seattle, Washington
  • Died: Maxwell Perkins, 62, American literary editor

June 18, 1947 (Wednesday)

June 19, 1947 (Thursday)

June 20, 1947 (Friday)

June 21, 1947 (Saturday)

June 22, 1947 (Sunday)

June 23, 1947 (Monday)

June 24, 1947 (Tuesday)

June 25, 1947 (Wednesday)

June 26, 1947 (Thursday)

  • President Truman vetoed another bill, a congressional wool price support bill whose tariff he claimed "would have an adverse effect on our international relations."[19]
  • Died: R. B. Bennett, 76, Canadian lawyer, businessman and 11th Prime Minister of Canada

June 27, 1947 (Friday)

  • Federal district court in Washington sentenced the accused Communist agent Gerhart Eisler to one year in jail and fined him $1,000 for contempt of Congress. Sixteen members of the Joint Anti-Fascist Committee, including novelist Howard Fast and theatrical producer Herman Shumlin, were also convicted for refusing to turn over organization records to the House Un-American Activities Committee.[20]

June 28, 1947 (Saturday)

June 29, 1947 (Sunday)

  • The Chinese Supreme Court issued a warrant for the arrest of Communist Party leader Mao Zedong for organizing a popular uprising.[22]
  • Born: David Chiang, Hong Kong actor, director and producer, in Shanghai, China

June 30, 1947 (Monday)

References

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  2. Yust, Walter, ed. (1948). 1948 Britannica Book of the Year. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. pp. 7–8.
  3. Mercer, Derrik, ed. (1989). Chronicle of the 20th Century. London: Chronicle Communications Ltd. pp. 656–657. ISBN 9-780582-039193.
  4. "India (Transfer of Power)". Hansard. June 3, 1947. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  5. "India Party Chiefs Ready to Accept Britain's Offer of Dominion Status to Hindustan and Pakistan States". The Montreal Gazette: 1. June 4, 1947.
  6. "Letter Booby Traps Sent to British Leaders". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago: 29. June 5, 1947.
  7. "Intercept Mail Bomb on Way to Attlee's Office". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago: 13. June 7, 1947.
  8. "Was War Am 06. Juni 1947". chroniknet. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  9. Massaro, Carlo (June 9, 1947). "Man in Genoa Says He Sent Letter Bombs". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago: 1.
  10. "23 Are Dead in U.S. Floods". The Montreal Gazette: 1. June 10, 1947.
  11. "Llangollen International Eisteddfod - How it Started". Llangollen in Denbighshire North Wales. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  12. "Babe Zaharias Wins British Golf". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn: 1. June 12, 1947.
  13. Holbrook, Bob (June 14, 1947). "Red Sox win in first Fenway night game". The Boston Globe. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  14. Leonard, Thomas M. (1977). Day By Day: The Forties. New York: Facts On File, Inc. p. 705. ISBN 0-87196-375-2.
  15. "Truman Names Board to Probe Air Safety". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago: 1. June 16, 1947.
  16. "Supreme Court Dashes Mayor Curley's Hopes". Lodi News-Sentinel. Lodi, California: 5. June 17, 1947.
  17. "1947 MLB No-Hitters". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  18. "Eros returns to Piccadilly Circus". The Argus. Melbourne, Australia: 1. June 23, 1947.
  19. Leonard, p. 707.
  20. "Barksy, 15 Others Are Found Guilty". The New York Times: 1, 6. June 28, 1947.
  21. "Chandler Guilty in Treason Case". The New York Times: 7. June 29, 1947.
  22. "Was War Am 29. Juni 1947". chroniknet. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  23. Blair, William M. (July 1, 1947). "River Smashes Dike, Rises Anew As 39.6-Foot Crest Hits St. Louis". The New York Times: 1, 22.
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