🧠 Inventions of 1947
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
Stored-Program Computer Architecture
2 
Transistor Radio Prototype
3 
Microwave Communication Tower
4 
Black Box Flight Recorder
5 
Electric Speed Control System
6 
Neoprene Wetsuit
7 
Jet Passenger Aircraft Concept
8 
Magnetic Tape Recorder Improvements
9 
Plastic Baby Bottle
10 
Programmable Logic Controller Concept
The Sounds of
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON August 28, 1947
Full News Archive
- Headline: Adrian's Fashion Insights for Women. Impact: Adrian's insistence on padded shoulders created a fashion revolution that led to the 80s power suit phenomenon. If not for him, we might have all been wearing baggy sweatpants to board meetings instead of shoulder pads and self-confidence.. Fact: Did you know that padded shoulders were once considered a sign of strength? So, next time you feel weak, just borrow a suit from your mom's closet!.
- Headline: Fashion Showcase of Woolen Styles. Impact: The rise in woolen fashion led to an unforeseen wool shortage, triggering a black market for sheep in the 90s. Who knew that cozy sweaters could impact the global economy so dramatically?. Fact: Fun fact: Wool is naturally flame retardant! So if you were ever worried about your fashion choices, remember that at least you won't go up in flames... unless you're wearing polyester..
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1947, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #1
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Price in 1947
$0.06
Value in 2025
$3,433,943
Johnson & Johnson - If you invested $1,000 in 1947, it would be worth $3,433,943 today (3433.9x return)
Rank #2
PG
Procter & Gamble
Price in 1947
$0.25
Value in 2025
$586,657
Procter & Gamble - If you invested $1,000 in 1947, it would be worth $586,657 today (586.7x return)
Rank #3
KMB
Kimberly-Clark
Price in 1947
$0.69
Value in 2025
$147,887
Kimberly-Clark - If you invested $1,000 in 1947, it would be worth $147,887 today (147.9x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Young Romance #1
$2,500
Kid Colt Outlaw #1
$2,500
Blackhawk #9
$300
All Winners Comics #20
$500
Crime Does Not Pay #49
$1,100
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Tonka Trucks
$150.00
Dollhouse Furniture
$1,800.00
Slinky Dog
$1,800.00
Kite
$25.00
View-Master
$40.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Bond Bread Jackie Robinson Rookie Card
$5,000
Tip Top Bread Mickey Vernon Card
$5,000
Kane Products Ltd. Famous Footballers - Stanley Matthews Card
$1,200
La Confederation Des Francais Libres - Charles De Gaulle Card
$0
General Mills Mickey Mantle Pre-Rookie Card
$250,000