Date: May 22, 1948
At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport) is dedicated. Date: July 31, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 31 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Burma Gains Independence from United Kingdom,…
British South American Airways' Tudor IV Star Tiger disappears over the Bermuda Triangle. Date: January 30, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948House Un-American Activities Committee First Televised Hearing: Chambers vs. Hiss, August 25,…
Cardinal József Mindszenty is arrested in Hungary and accused of treason and conspiracy. Date: December 26, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 26 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Renville Agreement Ratified by Netherlands and Indonesia, January 17, 1948First Commercial Aircraft…
In Jeju Province, South Korea, a civil-war-like period of violence and human rights abuses known as the Jeju uprising begins. Date: April 3, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Gail Halvorsen Starts Candy Parachutes…
The Al-Waziri coup briefly ousts the ruling Hamidaddin dynasty of Yemen; Imam Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din is killed. Date: February 17, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948KLM Lockheed L-049 Constellation Crashes Near Glasgow,…
A luzzu fishing boat overloaded with passengers capsizes and sinks in the Gozo Channel off Qala, Gozo, Malta, killing 23 of the 27 people on board. Date: October 30, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 30 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…