World Events
Posted in 1947
- Chuck Yeager flying an American aircraft breaks the sound barrier.
- UN proposes the partition of Palestine between Arabs and Jews: Arabs reject the proposals.
- British India gains independence: partitioned to form India (Hindu) and Pakistan (Muslim); Burma becomes independent.
- Dead Sea Scrolls - part of the library of the Qumran sect - are found in Palestine.
- GATT (The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trades) is formally launched.
- Under the Marshall Plan, USA provides $17 billion in aid for the economic rehabilitation of war-torn Europe. It is turned down by the USSR and the Eastern Bloc countries.
- The Diary of Anne Frank is published.