1947 in California
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The year 1947 in California involved the following events.
Incumbents
[edit]- Governor: Earl Warren (R)
- Lieutenant Governor:
- Frederick F. Houser (R) (until January 6)
- Goodwin J. Knight (R) (starting January 7)
- Chief Justice: Phil S. Gibson
- Senate president pro tempore: Charles W. Lyon (R)
- Speaker of the Assembly: Sam L. Collins (R)
Crime
[edit]- January 15: Elizabeth Short, later known as the Black Dahlia, is found murdered in Los Angeles. The case remains unsolved.[1]
Events
[edit]- October 14:
- The Los Angeles County Air Pollution Control District is created by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. It becomes the first air pollution control program in the United States.[2]
- Chuck Yeager becomes the first confirmed person to break the sound barrier at an altitude of 42,000 ft (12,800 m) over the Rogers Dry Lake of the Mojave Desert.[3]
- October 20: The televised Hollywood Ten hearings begin before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in Washington, D.C., having a chilling effect on the film industry in California. After the hearings, the Hollywood blacklist emerged. Coverage of social issues by Hollywood studios precipitously declined from 28% in 1947 to 18% in 1949, to 9% by 1954.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "The Black Dahlia: Los Angeles' most famous unsolved murder". BBC. January 8, 2017. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
- ↑ "The Southland's War on Smog: 50 Years of Progress on Clean Air". South Coast Air Quality Management District. May 1997. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
- ↑ Pisano, Dominick; Van der Linden, F. Robert; Winter, Frank H. (2006). Chuck Yeager and the Bell X-1: Breaking the Sound Barrier. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. pp. 9–17. ISBN 9780810955356. OCLC 61278552.
- ↑ "HUAC Investigates Hollywood". EBSCO Research Starters. EBSCO Information Services. Retrieved May 17, 2026.