1947 was mused to be the year by Indiana Jones in which Amanda Knight's prison sentence for grand larceny would have concluded had she been arrested in the United States of America in 1937.[1]
Events[]
- Dead Sea Scrolls found near Jerusalem, in caves around the Dead Sea[2] in Wadi Qumran.[3]
- Members of a fanatical cult plan to acquire the Philosopher's Stone and use it to resurrect dead Nazis.[4]
- Henry Walton Jones, Sr. acted as substitute teacher for his son at Barnett College while his son was away.[5]
- Indiana Jones searches for the Infernal Machine.[6]
- First microwave relay station for long-distance telephone communications set up.[3]
- The Polaroid camera is released.[3]
- Epoxy glue is invented.[3]
- An American rocket plane flown by Charles "Chuck" Yeager breaks the sound barrier.[3]
- The transistor is invented.[3]
- July 9: UFO incident occurs in Roswell, New Mexico. Indiana Jones is coerced into investigating the crash site. The pilot's "mutilated" remains are eventually transferred to Hangar 51.[7]
- August 15: India gains independence and splits becoming India for Hindu and Pakistan for Muslims.[8][3]
- Allied peace treaties signed in Paris with Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria and Finland.[3]
- Communist Information Bureau is set up in Yugoslavia.[3]
- Indonesians declare independence from Dutch.[3]
- Palestine partitioned by UN into Arab and Jewish states.[3]
- Madagascar revolts against French.[3]
- Women's fashions become more form-fitting.[3]
- Early microwave ovens are invented.[3]
Deaths[]
- Al Capone in United States of America[9]
- Benjamin Siegel[3]
- Germany
- Simon Turner in Babylon[6]
Appearances[]
- Young Indiana Jones and the Titanic Adventure (Historical Note)
- Young Indiana Jones and the Eye of the Tiger (Historical Note)
- The Roaring Twenties (Glossary)
- The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones – "Double Play!" (Indirect mention)
- Indiana Jones and the Iron Phoenix
- Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine: Prima's Official Strategy Guide (introductory story)
- Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Sourcebook
- The World of Indiana Jones
- Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine adventure guide/instruction booklet
- Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide
- The Lost Journal of Indiana Jones
- The Indiana Jones Handbook
- Grail Diary (prop replica)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones – "Double Play!"
- ↑ The Indiana Jones Handbook
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 The World of Indiana Jones
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Indiana Jones and the Iron Phoenix
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
- ↑ Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide
- ↑ The Roaring Twenties