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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian |
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| Date |
Race |
Winner |
Distance |
| March 19, 1947 |
Milan-San Remo |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
285 km |
| April 6, 1947 |
Paris-Roubaix |
George Clues (Bel) |
246 km |
| April 20, 1947 |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege |
Richard Depoorter (Bel) |
218 km |
| April 27, 1947 |
Tour of Flanders |
Emiel Faignaert (Bel) |
275 km |
| May 12-June 5, 1947 |
Vuelta a Espana |
Edward van Dyck (Bel) |
24 Stages,
3,893 km |
| May 24-June 15, 1947 |
Giro d'Italia |
Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
19 Stages,
3,843 km |
| June 25-July 20, 1947 |
Tour
de France |
Jean Robic (Fra) |
21 Stages,
4,644 km |
| August 3, 1947 |
World
Championships |
Theo Middelkamp (Bel) |
Reims, France 274.1 km |
| October 26, 1947 |
Giro
di Lombardia |
Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
Milan-Milan,
222 km |
• Baseball USA - 1947, Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier in Major League Baseball by signing a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
• US Congress - The House Un-American Activities Committee begins their investigation into communism in Hollywood.
• India - August 15, 1947, Mohandas Ghandi leads India to independence from Great Britain. Pakistan separates from India.
• The Marshall Plan - Secretary of State George C. Marshall proposed a $20 Billion for the re-construction of Europe. Congress quickly approved the Marshall Plan .
• Bell X-1 - October 14, 1947, 24 year old Chuck Yeager piloted a jet aircraft faster than the speed of sound. The first supersonic flight marked the start of aviation's jet age.
Notable Deaths -
Al “Scarface” Capone, 1899-1947, one of America's most famous gangsters died in Miami Beach, Florida. During the 1920's and 30's Capone became Chicago's most notorious crime figure. The Federal Government eventually convicted him of tax evation and sent him to Alcatraz Prison.
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