1947 History, Fun Facts and Trivia Quick Facts from 1947: World Changing Event: The first general-purpose computer, the almost 30-ton ENIAC ), contained 18,000 vacuum tubes, 70,000 resistors and 10,000 capacitors. Influential Songs include: Heartaches by Ted Weems and This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie The Movies to Watch include Miracle on 34th… Read More
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1947 Oscars 19th Academy Awards Winners Announced: March 13, 1947 Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California Host: Jack Benny Eligibility Year: 1946 This was the first time since the 2nd Academy Awards that every category had at most 5 nominations. The “Academy Award of Merit” is what the Oscar statue is officially called. Homer… Read More
