September 1947

Tuesday 09:

"First actual case of (a computer) bug being found": a moth lodges in a relay of a Mark II computer at Harvard University.

The U.S. Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath

RCA releases the 12AX7 vacuum tube.

James V. Forrestal was sworn in as the first Secretary of Defense of United States.

1947 - The United States Air Force is created seperate from the United States Army.

Baseball: The World Series, featuring New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, is televised for the first time.

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