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1947 in United States of America
Explore 112 historical events and records for United States of America in 1947.
Historical records for United States of America in 1947
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January
Musmanno Begins Service in Milch Case
Musmanno began hearing the Milch prosecution as one of the three sitting judges responsible for evaluating testimony, documentary evidence and the defendant's legal responsibility.
Phillips Takes Seat on Milch Tribunal
Phillips took his place as a member of Military Tribunal II when proceedings opened against Erhard Milch at the Palace of Justice.
Speight Serves as Alternate Judge for Milch Case
Speight served as the designated alternate for Military Tribunal II, available to replace a sitting judge if illness or incapacity interrupted the Milch Case.
Toms Presides as Milch Trial Opens
Toms presided as the Milch Case began, placing former Luftwaffe field marshal Erhard Milch before Military Tribunal II on forced-labour and wartime responsibility charges.
Doctors Trial Typhus Vaccine Evidence Presented
The prosecution presents evidence on typhus and vaccine experiments carried out on concentration-camp prisoners under coercive conditions.
Inauguration
1st sworn in as member of Congress, 18th Congress
Doctors Trial Biological Warfare Evidence Presented
The prosecution examines alleged biological-warfare research and the involvement of medical officials in experimentation on prisoners.
Doctors Trial Euthanasia Evidence Presented
Evidence is presented on the Nazi euthanasia programme and the killing of patients and other persons classified as unfit to live.
Clayton Public School Enrollment
Lee enrolled at Clayton Public School on January 27, 1947, and completed first grade there with generally good marks.
February
Blair Appointed Judge of Tribunal III
Blair received appointment to Military Tribunal III, giving him responsibility for hearing evidence about the use of German courts as instruments of persecution.
Brand Appointed Judge of Tribunal III
Brand was appointed a member of Military Tribunal III and joined the judicial panel created to hear the prosecution of Nazi-era legal officials.
Harding Named Alternate Judge of Tribunal III
Harding was named alternate judge for the Justice Case, providing the tribunal with a replacement member if one of the regular judges became unable to continue.
Marshall Appointed Presiding Judge of Tribunal III
Marshall was designated presiding judge of Military Tribunal III, the court constituted to hear the Justice Case against judges and Justice Ministry officials.
March
Justice Case Tests Criminal Use of Courts
The Justice Case examines whether judges and ministry officials used legal institutions as instruments of persecution and unlawful punishment.
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
Support free people who resist subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressure
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
Support free people who resist subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressure
April
Death of Henry Ford
Death of Henry Ford
Toms Presides over Milch Judgment
Toms presided when Military Tribunal II announced its judgment in the Milch Case after completing the evidentiary and argument stages of the trial.
Christianson Takes Seat on Flick Tribunal
Christianson took his seat on the tribunal at the opening of the Flick Case and began hearing evidence concerning industrial conduct during the war.
Dixon Serves as Alternate Judge in Flick Case
Dixon served as alternate judge for the Flick Tribunal, standing ready to preserve continuity of the trial if a regular member could no longer sit.
Richman Joins Flick Tribunal
Richman joined the sitting judicial panel as the Flick proceedings commenced and the prosecution began presenting its case against the industrial defendants.
Sears Presides as Flick Trial Opens
Sears presided when the Flick Case opened against industrialist Friedrich Flick and five associates accused of wartime exploitation and support for criminal organizations.
May
Aid
Senate votes funds for Greece & Turkey against communist insurgency
Marshall Plan
Senate votes funds for Greece & Turkey against communist insurgency
Rule of Greece
Senate votes funds for Greece & Turkey against communist insurgency
Rule of Turkey
Senate votes funds for Greece & Turkey against communist insurgency
Senate votes funds for Greece & Turkey against communist insurgency
Senate votes funds for Greece & Turkey against communist insurgency
June
Marshall Plan
The US is prepared to finance European reconstruction
Ivy Gives Expert Testimony on Human Experimentation
Ivy presented expert evidence on accepted medical research standards, voluntary consent and the ethical distinctions between legitimate experimentation and coercive testing on prisoners.
Brand Becomes Presiding Judge of Tribunal III
Brand became presiding judge after Carrington Marshall was relieved because of illness, while Harding moved from alternate status to a full judicial seat.
Legislation
The Taft-Hartley Act (also known as the Labor-Management Relations Act) is passed over the veto of Harry S. Truman, when it was passed by Congress Truman denounces it as a "slave-labor bill"
Taft-Hartley Act
Congress overrides Truman's veto and enacts restrictions on union practices and strikes.
Taft-Hartley Act
The Taft-Hartley Act declares the closed shop illegal and permits the union shop only after a vote of a majority of the employees. The Taft-Hartley Act (also known as the Labor-Management Relations Act) is passed over the veto of Harry S.
Taft-Hartley Act
The Taft-Hartley Act enables the United States Attorney General the power to obtain an 80-day injunction when a threatened or actual strike that he/she believed "imperiled the national health or safety".
Taft-Hartley Act
The Taft-Hartley Act forbids jurisdictional strikes and secondary boycotts & allows the right of employers to be exempted from bargaining with unions unless they wish to.
Taft-Hartley Act
The Taft-Hartley Act forbids unions from contributing to political campaigns and requires union leaders to affirm they were not supporters of the Communist Party.
Taft-Hartley Act
Truman, when it was passed by Congress Truman denounces it as a "slave-labor bill"
July
Burke Takes Seat on Hostage Tribunal
Burke took his place on the Hostage Tribunal as the prosecution began presenting evidence about command responsibility and retaliatory measures against civilians.
Carter Joins Hostage Tribunal
Carter joined the judicial panel at the start of the Hostage Case and participated in examining the legality of German occupation orders and reprisals.
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