1947

early	Spectators club founded.
April	First issue of Spacewarp, which would become the focal point fanzine for Fifth Fandom.
Summer	Ray Nelson invents the propeller beanie.
July	Last ish of VOM.
August 26	Walt Willis meets James White and Irish Fandom is born.
August 30–September 1	Philcon (Worldcon).
	Nuclear Fizz introduced to fandom.
	Claude Degler resurfaces with new alias, John Paul Chrisman, and new zine, Weird Unsolved Mysteries.
	Fourth Fandom ends.
September	Operation Fantast started.
Fall	WSFA founded.
December 27	Minneapolis Fantasy Society restarted.
	London Circle formed.
	Derelicts founded.
	Hydra Club formed.
	SAPS founded.
	Portland Science-Fantasy Society founded.

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Births and Deaths:

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Convention series started or ended:

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Onetime conventions:

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Bids:

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Publications started or ended:

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Publishers founded or closed:

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Awards made, started or ended:

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Stores opened or closed:

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Clubs founded or disbanded:

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Fanhistory:

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New fanspeak coined:

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Miscellaneous:

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Asia:

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Australia:

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Britain:

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Canada:

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Europe:

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Ireland:

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New Zealand:

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US:

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Rest of the World:

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