John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, is one of the busiest international gateways in the United States. It was built on marshland beside Jamaica Bay as New York International Airport, popularly called Idlewild after the golf course it replaced, and opened in the late 1940s. Following the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963, it was renamed in his honour. Notable buildings have included the TWA Flight Center designed by Eero Saarinen. The airport has several terminals serving airlines from around the world and plays a central role in transatlantic travel.
Before and after
- 1947Rise of Ba'athism
- 1947Publication of The Plague
- 1947Founding of FK Žalgiris
- 1947Discovery of the Sikhote-Alin meteorite
- 1947Construction of John F. Kennedy International Airport
- 1947The Dead Sea Scrolls are found
- 8 January 1947Birth of David Bowie
- 23 January 1947Birth of Megawati Soekarnoputri
- 10 February 1947Paris Peace Treaties
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The era
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