Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” Published in The New Yorker, June 26, 1948
Date: June 26, 1948
Date: June 26, 1948
The U.S. Congress passes Public Law 80-557, which permanently establishes the Civil Air Patrol as an auxiliary of the United States Air Force. Date: May 26, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948U.S. Supreme…
Cold War: The Tito–Stalin Split results in the expulsion of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia from the Cominform. Date: June 28, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Accra Riots, Gold Coast Regiment, Big…
Following the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in his home compound, India's prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, broadcasts to the nation, saying "The light has gone out of our lives". The date of the assassination becomes observed as "Martyrs' Day" in India. Date: January 30, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30…
Members of the Malayan Communist Party kill three British plantation managers in Sungai Siput; in response, British Malaya declares a state of emergency. Date: June 16, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 16 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Margaret Chase…
Between 15 and 150 unarmed members of the Khudai Khidmatgar movement are killed by Pakistani police. Date: August 12, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Czechoslovakia Ninth-of-May Constitution Takes Effect May 9, 1948First Commercial…
Boxer Dick Turpin beats Vince Hawkins at Villa Park in Birmingham to become the first black British boxing champion in the modern era. Date: June 28, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Indian Army…