![Britain, France and the United States announce that on June 21, the Deutsche Mark will be introduced in western Germany and West Berlin. Over the next six days, Communists increasingly restrict access to Berlin.[citation needed]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/GIF_of_Series_4_of_Deutsche_Mark_Banknotes.gif/330px-GIF_of_Series_4_of_Deutsche_Mark_Banknotes.gif)
Date: June 18, 1948
In a coup d'état 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 → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 1948Semiramis Hotel Bombing Kills 23+ in January 5, 1948NASCAR…
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Shelley v. Kraemer that covenants prohibiting the sale of real estate to blacks and other minorities are legally unenforceable. Date: May 3, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
The first successful tornado forecast predicts that a tornado will strike Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Date: March 25, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 25 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Columbia Records Introduces Long-Playing Record Album at Waldorf-Astoria June…
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…
U.S. president Harry S. Truman signs Executive Order 9981, desegregating the military of the United States. Date: July 26, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 26 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Cardinal József Mindszenty Arrested in Hungary for Treason, December…