Truman Signs Marshall Plan, Authorizing $5 Billion Aid for 16 Countries – April 3, 1948

The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Québec Flag Day. Date: January 21, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

The Nizam of Hyderabad surrenders his sovereignty over the Hyderabad State and joins the Indian Union. Date: September 17, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Organization of American States Established in Bogotá, Colombia, April…

Thomas C. Wasson, the US Consul-General, is assassinated in Jerusalem, Israel. Date: May 23, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Israel Declares Independence, Provisional Government Established, 1948 Arab-Israeli War Begins May 14, 1948Stravinsky Conducts…

Columbia Records introduces the long-playing record album in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Date: June 18, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Palmiro Togliatti Shot Near Italian Parliament…

Northwest Airlines Flight 421 crashes in Fountain City, Wisconsin, killing all 37 aboard. Date: August 29, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Columbia Records Introduces Long-Playing Record Album at Waldorf-Astoria June 18, 1948House Un-American…