Moses Gomberg was a chemistry professor at the University of Michigan. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, and served as president of the American Chemical Society.

Historical Events

1947The largest observed iron meteorite until that time creates an impact crater in Sikhote-Alin, in the Soviet Union.^[†]

In southeastern Russia, an iron meteorite fell on the Sikhote-Alin mountains in 1947. Large iron meteorite falls have been witnessed, and fragments have been recovered, but never before in recorded history has a fall of this magnitude occurred. An estimated 23 tonnes of fragments survived the fiery passage through the atmosphere and reached the Earth.

1947Christian Dior unveils a "New Look", helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world.^[†]

Christian Ernest Dior was a French fashion designer and founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, Christian Dior SE. His fashion house is known all around the world, having gained prominence "on five continents in only a decade."

Headlines from February 12, 1947

Front Page 2 -- No Title; CLARK AND GUSEV IN ANGRY DEBATE

RUSSIA ADMITS AIM TO DISCUSS BOMB IN NEW ARMS BODY; RUSSIA ADMITS AIM TO LINK ATOM, ARMS

CHIANG COMBATING PERILOUS INFLATION; Currency Plunges, Prices Soar --Government Is Now Facing Gravest Crisis Since 1894

3 Nominated for Regents; Labor, Democrats Ignored; 3 ARE NOMINATED TO REGENTS BOARD

General Clark Tells Gusev Soviet Lacks Free Speech

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