Faroe Islands Gain Autonomy from Denmark, April 1, 1948

Igor Stravinsky conducts the premiere of his American ballet, Orpheus at the New York City Center. Date: April 28, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948U.S. Supreme Court Rules Racial Covenants Unenforceable, May 3,…

USS Nevada is sunk by an aerial torpedo after surviving hits from two atomic bombs (as part of post-war tests) and being used for target practice by three other ships. Date: July 31, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 31 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day…

Following the expiration of The British Mandate for Palestine, the Kingdom of Egypt, Transjordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia invade Israel thus starting the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Date: May 15, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)…

The Honda Motor Company is founded. Date: September 24, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 24 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Organization of American States Established in Bogotá, Colombia, April 30, 1948DC-3 Airliner NC16002 Disappears South of Miami, December 28,…

The British railway network is nationalized to form British Railways. Date: January 1, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Al-Waziri Coup Ousts Yemen’s Hamidaddin Dynasty, February 17, 1948United Airlines Flight 624 Crash Near Mount…

Presidents North Carolina Gave the Nation, a monument honoring three presidents of the United States, was dedicated at the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh, North Carolina. Date: October 19, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 19 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More…