1947 in History

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1947

An explosion on board a freighter in port causes Texas City in the state of Texas, United States, to catch fire, killing

An explosion on board a freighter in port causes Texas City in the state of Texas, United States, to catch fire, killing almost 600 people.

1947

Bernard Baruch first applies the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet U

Bernard Baruch first applies the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.

1947

The Operation Big Bang, the largest non-nuclear man-made explosion to that time, destroys bunkers and military installat

The Operation Big Bang, the largest non-nuclear man-made explosion to that time, destroys bunkers and military installations on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany.