Organization of European Economic Co-operation Formed April 16, 1948
Date: April 16, 1948
Date: April 16, 1948
The storming of the cockpit of the Miss Macao passenger seaplane, operated by a subsidiary of the Cathay Pacific Airways, marks the first aircraft hijacking of a commercial plane. Date: July 16, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 16 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day…
Chinese Civil War: The SS Kiangya, carrying Nationalist refugees from Shanghai, explodes in the Huangpu River. Date: December 4, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 4 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948National Health Service Acts Create UK Public Health System,…
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…
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons. Date: September 4, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 4 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Ben-Gurion Orders Palestinian Expulsion from Lod and Ramla July 12, 1948Dick Turpin Becomes First Black British…
Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann are granted a patent for their cathode-ray tube amusement device, the earliest known interactive electronic game. Date: December 14, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 14 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948British…
The Conference of Youth and Students of Southeast Asia Fighting for Freedom and Independence convenes in Calcutta. Date: February 19, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 19 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Jeju Uprising Begins in South Korea April 3,…