Conference of Youth and Students of Southeast Asia Convene in Calcutta, February 19, 1948
Date: February 19, 1948
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Date: February 19, 1948
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Following the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in his home compound, India's prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, broadcasts to the nation, saying "The light has gone out of our lives". The date of the assassination becomes observed as "Martyrs' Day" in India. Date: January 30, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 30…
The Deutsche Mark is introduced in Western Allied-occupied Germany. The Soviet Military Administration in Germany responded by imposing the Berlin Blockade four days later. Date: June 20, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 20 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Deir…
The F-86 Sabre sets the world aircraft speed record at 671 miles per hour (1,080Β km/h). Date: September 15, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 15 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948First U.S. Classical Music Telecasts on CBS and NBC, March…
The Semiramis Hotel bombing kills at least 23 people. Date: January 5, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 5 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Egypt Captures Yad Mordechai in Arab-Israeli War May 24, 1948Athenagoras I Enthroned as Ecumenical Patriarch of…
In a coup d'Γ©tat led by Klement Gottwald, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia takes control of government in Prague to end the Third Czechoslovak Republic. Date: February 25, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 25 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
ArabβIsraeli War: The Kfar Etzion massacre occurs, a day prior to the Israeli Declaration of Independence. Date: May 13, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 13 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Egypt Captures Yad Mordechai in Arab-Israeli War May 24,…