1947

On March 12, 1947, U.S. President Harry S. Truman announced the Truman Doctrine, a foreign policy initiative aimed at containing the spread of communism. The doctrine was first applied to Greece and Turkey, where the U.S. provided military and economic assistance to help resist communist influence.

On June 5, 1947, U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall proposed the European Recovery Program, commonly known as the Marshall Plan. This plan aimed to provide economic assistance to rebuild Western European economies after the devastation of World War II, preventing the spread of communism by fostering economic stability.

On August 15, 1947, India gained independence from British rule, leading to the partition of the Indian subcontinent into two separate nations: India and Pakistan.

In July 1947, an unidentified flying object (UFO) reportedly crashed near Roswell, New Mexico, leading to widespread speculation about extraterrestrial life. The U.S. military initially stated that the object was a "flying disc," but later retracted this, claiming it was a weather balloon. The incident became a major part of UFO lore and conspiracy theories.