Alger Hiss convicted of perjuring himself in earlier trials on charges of spying for the Soviet Union.
Joseph McCarthy declares that he has a list of 205 "card-carrying communists" working for the U.S. government.
North Korea invades South Korea, with Soviet support, marking the beginning of the Korean War.
Color television transmission invented.
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Miscellaneous: 1947:
President Conant backs Lilienthal for Atomic Chief.
Student Council probe discloses $350 Red Book deficit.
1947:
January morning
$50,000 stolen from the Coop under the cover of smoke bombs.
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