The 1947 Roswell UFO Crash: "It was a round disc shaped UFO - There were 4 Alien Beings" 👽 “There was so much of it. It was not anything from this earth.” They found four beings at the crash site. One creature backed away in fear as they approached, then turned and looked straight at a witness. “It was just like an explosion of things in my head.” The military quickly surrounded the area. A direct warning followed: “Never tell anybody, because the government can always find you.” What so you think happened at The Foster Ranch that day? Was Roswell a real UFO crash?

Independence Day Collector’s Edition - 15th August 1947 TOI Front Page TOI brings an exclusive piece of history for all fellow Indians. Imagine waking up on 15th August 1947 and reading this headline – Birth of India’s freedom with a feeling of pride like never before. That’s what millions of Indians read on that historic day. Relive the same moment and own a slice of history. Own it now

What happens when a $1.8tn asset manager founded in 1947 embraces blockchain-based capital markets? Rafael Mastroberardino of @FTDA_US, Franklin Templeton's digital assets arm, joins The Future of Capital Markets. Lugano, 22 October. Details:

The iconic American actress and model Farrah Fawcett (1947-2009) during her time in the hit television series Charlie's Angels.... Farrah became a massive pop culture icon in the 1970s, famously known for her trademark voluminous, feathered hairstyle known as the "Farrah flip". She starred as detective Jill Munroe in the first season of Charlie's Angels from 1976 to 1977. Her famous 1976 red swimsuit poster sold millions of copies, making it one of the best-selling pin-up posters of all time.

On July 15, 1947, Northwest Airlines inaugurated a scheduled service from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Tokyo via Anchorage, becoming the first commercial airline to enter Japan following World War II. In an era of post-war uncertainty, this pathway across the Pacific laid the foundation for the vibrant exchange and the profound bond of trust shared by millions of Japanese and Americans today.

Jackson Pollock created a "Reflection of the Big Dipper" (1947), which is one of the most recognizable star patterns in the night sky 🌟 (in Dutch know as 'het steelpannetje') 🍳. Do you recognize it? The work is on view in our collection presentation before 1950.

Remembering Marc Bolan 🎶🎸 September 30, 1947 September 16, 1977 English guitarist, singer-songwriter and poet. He was a pioneer of the glam rock movement in the early 1970s with his band T. Rex.

Why was Pakistan carved out as a separate muslim country from India in 1947, and Bangladesh split off from Pakistan in 1971? Journalist Lalit K. Jha explains how religion became the reason nations were redrawn. | @lalitkjha Watch here: