National Health Service Acts Create UK Public Health System, July 5, 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 1948Khudai Khidmatgar Massacre by Pakistani Police,…

Fighters from the Irgun and Lehi Zionist terror groups attacked Deir Yassin near Jerusalem, killing over 100 Palestinians. Date: April 9, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Cold War: Start of Berlin Blockade, Soviet…

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek wins the 1948 Republic of China presidential election and is sworn in as the first President of the Republic of China at Nanjing. Date: May 20, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Seven Japanese military and political leaders convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East are executed by Allied occupation authorities at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan. Date: December 23, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On…

The ship HMT Empire Windrush brought the first group of 802 West Indian immigrants to Tilbury, marking the start of modern immigration to the United Kingdom. Date: June 22, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 22 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Foundation of the International Council on Archives under the auspices of the UNESCO. Date: June 9, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948U.S. Congress Passes Displaced Persons Act for WWII Refugees, June 25, 1948First…