Date: November 12, 1948
Ecological disaster in Donora, Pennsylvania. Date: October 28, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 28 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948North Korea Adopts Flag and First Constitution, September 8, 1948Deir Yassin Massacre by Irgun and Lehi, April 9, 1948Ben-Gurion Orders…
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…
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 1948Paul Hermann Müller Wins Nobel Prize for DDT Discovery,…
Margaret Chase Smith of Maine becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate without completing another senator's term. Date: September 18, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Finno-Soviet Treaty Signed in Moscow…
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 1948U.S. Congress Passes Displaced Persons…
Kim Il Sung is appointed as premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). This is celebrated annually as its national holiday. Date: September 9, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Queen…