ips ▁ 6 6 ▁Category : 1 9 4 7 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Mont ana <0x0A> </s> ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁Cold ▁War , ▁which ▁would ▁last ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁ending ▁with ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁ ▁Events ▁ ▁January ▁▁ ▁January ▁– ▁February ▁– ▁Winter ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 6 – 4 7 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom : ▁The ▁worst ▁snow fall ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁it ▁causes ▁extensive ▁dis ruption ▁of ▁travel . ▁Given ▁the ▁low ▁ratio ▁of ▁private ▁vehicle ▁ownership ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁this ▁is ▁mainly ▁remembered ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁effects ▁on ▁the ▁railway ▁networks . ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 ▁ ▁British ▁coal ▁mines ▁are ▁national ised . ▁ ▁Niger ia ▁g ains ▁limited ▁aut onomy , ▁before ▁gain ing ▁independence ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁Canadian ▁Cit iz ens hip ▁Act ▁comes ▁into ▁effect . ▁ ▁January ▁ 3 ▁– ▁Pro ceed ings ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁are ▁tele vised ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 0 ▁– ▁The ▁United ▁Nations ▁takes ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁free ▁city ▁of ▁Tri este . ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 5 ▁– ▁Elizabeth ▁Short , ▁an ▁asp iring ▁actress ▁nick named ▁the ▁" Black ▁D ah lia ", ▁is ▁found ▁brut ally ▁murder ed ▁in ▁a ▁vac ant ▁lot ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁( the ▁case ▁remains ▁un sol ved ▁to ▁this ▁day ). ▁ ▁January