anything memorable happen between 1947 - 1957?

Answer 1

Since this is supposed to be about baseball: 1947 Jackie Robinson joins the Dodgers 1951 " Shot Heard 'Round The World", Bobby Thompson's pennant winning home run - Giants beat Dodgers. 1951, A rookie by the name of Mickey Mantle joins the Yankees. 1954, Giants win World Series over the Indians who won 111 games during the regular season. Willie Mays make "The Catch". 1955, Brooklyn Dodgers win their only World Series against the Yankees. Later the Dodgers would move to LA (1957). 1956, Don Larson pitches a perfect game in the World Series (Oct. 8) Mickey Mantle wins Triple Crown in the American League. 1957 Hank Aaron and the Braves win the World Series.
I'm sure there is a bunch of other things but it's early and I haven't had my coffee yet.

Answer 2

1947 Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier when Brooklyn defeats Boston Braves
1951-Bobby Thompson hits the "shot around the world" as thr NY Giants come back from the 13 1/2 game lead of Brooklyn to win the National League pennant
1954 Despite winning 111 games in the regular season the Cleveland Indians are swept by the NY Giants in the World Series.
1955 The Bums (Brooklyn ) finally beats the Yankees in the World Series
1956 Don Larsen throws the only perfect game in World series history
1957 Brooklyn and NY Giants announced they were leaving NYC to go to the West Coast of LA and SF

Answer 3

Roger Kahn wrote a book about this period, "The Era: 1947-1957, When the Yankees, the Giants, and the Dodgers Ruled the World "

You had the desegregation of baseball, a number of fantastic seasons, with two playoffs (AL in 1948, NL in 1951), and at the end of that period the movement of the Braves to Milwaukee, the Giants to San Francisco, and the Dodgers to Los Angeles.

Answer 4

1947--By joining the Dodgers, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play major league baseball in the 20th century.
1957--The Dodgers leave Brooklyn for Los Angeles. The Giants leave New York for San Francisco. Major league baseball finally reaches the west coast.

Answer 5

Bobby Thomson hit a home run to stunt a miracle comeback for the Giants It is known as "The Shot Heard ROund The World" and it is the most memorable baseball play of all time.

Answer 6

I was born in 1957-that was memorable for me..and my mum.
The Queen was enthroned-not so memorable. Hillary climbed Everest. Dull but true.
Manchester City's goal keeper Bert Trautman, broke his neck during the Cup Final in '56 but carried on to the end of the game. City won. Mmemorable as City have not won much since the fifties!

Answer 7

In baseball?

Off of the top of my head, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, most of the Negro Leagues and teams folded, the women's baseball league folded, the Braves, Giants, Dodgers, and the atletics moved west, the GIants won their first pennant with the shot heard round the world, Mantle won the triple crown.

Answer 8

For that 11 year period, there was a New York team in the World Series every season.

Answer 9

Nuremberg trials
Israel returns to the Jews
Communist Victory in China
Korean Peninsula split in half
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Beginning of the nuclear arms race
Golden age of consumer capitalism
France grants independence to Indochina
Vietnam split in half, a prelude to the Vietnam War

Answer 10

1948 birth of nhs
1949 republic of ireland come into being
1952 coronation
1953 watson &crick discover dna structure
1955 itv airs for first time
1957 britain test 1st hydrogen bomb