1) In 1971, a postal strike in Britain halted mail deliveries for 47 days. 2) In 1962, Western Samoa gained independence after 47 years of New Zealand colonial rule. 3) In 1969, the average U.S. farm worker produced enough food and fiber for 47 people, up seven from the previous year. 4) On May 2, 1968, the first successful U.S. heart transplant was performed by surgeon Denton Arthur Cooley, age 47, on a 47-year-old male patient. 5) In 1872, British sugar consumption rose to 47 lbs per person. 6) According to the Beaufort meteorological scale, a strong gale is defined as a wind having a speed ranging from 47 to 54 miles per hour. Correspondingly, a gale warning indicates winds within the range 34 to 47 knots. 7) After Congress passed the first of three Morrill Acts in 1861, U.S. tariffs rose to 47 percent. 8) Under U.S. copyright law, which took effect in 1978, works are protected for up to 75 years from the date of publication -- the authors lifetime plus 50 years, or for 28 years plus a renewal term of 47 years. 9) In 1841, the first emigrant wagon train for California, consisting of 47 individuals, left Independence, Missouri. 10) When Wheaties was introduced by the Washburn Crosby Company in 1924, the breakfast of champions contained 4.7 percent sugar. 11) In the 500-kilometer Paris-Bordeaux road race of 1895, a two-cylinder 1891 Panhard Levassor won with a time of 48 hours, 47 minutes. 12) In 1855, a military cookstove was invented which could prepare food for an entire battalion with 47 pounds of wood instead of the usual 1,760 pounds. 13) In 1075, the Synod of Rome and Pope Gregory VII passed a strict decree against simony (that is, the purchase or sale of church offices), and German bishops begin a 47-year struggle against the papacy by ignoring the decree. 14) Greek geographer, historian, and philosopher Strabo wrote 47 books of historical sketches, almost all of which are lost. 15) The Hindenburg, which exploded and burned at Lakehurst, carried 50 passengers and 47 crew members. 16) The Voice of America is an official branch of the U.S. Government and broadcasts in 47 languages. 17) When the Miami-bound Amtrak Sunset Limited from Los Angeles hurtled off a 12-foot-high trestle in September of 1993, 47 of the trains passengers and crew members were killed. 18) Although some two hundred civilians were victimized in the 1968 My Lai massacre, the number of victims dwindled as information moved up the chain of command, and General Samuel Koster and 13 other officers were accused in the deaths of only 47 non-combatants. 19) When Mexico Citys Metro subway line opened in 1970, the twenty-two-mile route had 47 stations. 20) In the railroad disaster of 1938 in Saugus, Montana, there were 47 deaths. 21) According to my sister Erika, one of the ACT tests this season has a reading and comprehension section which stated the truest of true fisherman has 47 pockets on his fishing jacket. 22) In the film The Fifth Element, the two policemen who are taking a break before they join in the chase are Unit 47. 23) In the film Blade Runner, the serial number on the genetical-engineered snake scale is 99069-47-XB71. 24) In 67, General Joseph ben Matthias and the Jews of Caesarea seize the fortress at Jotapata in protest against their sacrileges and extortions by Roman soldiers, by they yield after 47 days to the Roman armies. 25) Hart Crane saw the Brooklyn Bridge as a symbol of human creative power in his book The Bridge, which explored the destiny of American. When he wrote The Bridge in 1930, the Brooklyn Bridge was 47 years old. 26) When a gasoline tank car exploded in Ardmore, Oklahoma in 1910, there were 47 fatalities. 27) In astronomy, elongation is the angular distance between two points in the sky as measured from a third point. As viewed from Earth, the elongation with respect to the sun of Venus is 47 degrees. 28) According to The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1996, the daily newspaper circulation in the Republic of Seychelles is 47 per 1,000 persons. 29) The International Direct Dial Calling code for Norway is 47. 30) Christies Internet Matchmaker is an electronic dating service whose users cross reference profiles, participate in live online chat, or respond to ads by e-mail in order to find their mate. After reading to the introduction, one continues and answers a series of 47 questions. 31) Prior to the O.J. Simpson trial, judges in 47 states allowed cameras in the courtroom, but this has changed in its wake. 32) In college football, the longest Division I-A winning streak was 47 wins by Oklahoma from 1953 to 1957 33) In 1934, 4.7 million families were on relief according to Relief Administrator Harry L. Hopkins. 34) In 1870, the first black U.S. senator was elected: Hiram Rhoades Revels, age 47, of Mississippi. Similarly, in 1966, Edward W. Brooke, age 47, was the first black senator since the Reconstruction. 35) When The Cosby Show debuted in 1984, Bill Cosby was 47 years old. 36) On February 8,1949, a new U.S. transcontinental speed record was set by an Air Force XB-47 jet bomber. 37) In 1876, after 47 years, Englands Henley Regatta got its first U.S. entry as Columbia Universitys shell competed with British shells. 38) According to the The 1996 World Almanac and Book of Facts, 4.7 percent of 1994 light trucks and vans were light brown in color. 39) Under the emperor Dom Pedro, Brazil proclaimed independence in 1822 and eventually expanded to occupy 47 percent of South America. 40) A star cluster is a group of neighboring stars which resemble each other in certain characteristics that suggest a common origin -- the brightest of globular clusters in our galaxy are Omega Centauri and 47 Tucanae. 41) On its mission from 11/28/83 to 12/8/83, the space shuttle Columbia had a flight time of 247 hours and 47 minutes. 42) The tallest building in Montreal is Place Victoria with 47 stories. 43) In the railroad disaster near Stockton, Georgia in 1944, there were 47 deaths. 44) In 1989, the explosion in the gun turret of the USS Iowa killed 47. 45) In 1876, English-American restaurateur Frederick Harvey opened the first Fred Harvey restaurant in the Santa Fe Railroad depot. At the time of his death in 1901, there were 47 Fred Harvey restaurants in other major railway depots and junctions. 46) At the age of 47, John Major was criticized for being too young to be the British Prime Minister. However, the Japanese emperor Bintas and his brother Yomei, the Mughal emperor Babar, Denmarks Christian VI, Russias Aleksandr I, the Japanese emperor Yomei, the Japanese shogun Iemitsu, Russias Czar Alexis Mikhailovich, Japans Taisho emperor Yoshihito, Portugals Duarte I, the Russian czarina Anna Ivanovna, and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII all died when 47 years old. 47) In the Republic of Kiribati, there is one telephone per 47 persons.
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