Date: June 22, 1948
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 1948Quebec Flag Adopted and First Flown,…
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…
Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as The Candid Microphone. Date: August 10, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Al-Waziri Coup Ousts Yemen’s Hamidaddin Dynasty, Imam Yahya…
Faroe Islands gain autonomy from Denmark. Date: April 1, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Candid Camera TV Debut After Radio Run, August 10, 1948Burma Gains Independence from United Kingdom, Becomes Republic – January…
Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic. Date: January 4, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Renville Agreement Ratified by Netherlands and Indonesia, January 17, 1948Daniel François Malan Elected…
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 1948Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Assassination Sparks Bogotazo Riot in Colombia, April 9, 1948Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”…