Quebec Flag Adopted and First Flown, January 21, 1948
Date: January 21, 1948
Date: January 21, 1948
Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion orders the expulsion of Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla. Date: July 12, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Jeju Uprising Begins in South Korea April 3,…
Finnish President J. K. Paasikivi releases Yrjö Leino from his duties as interior minister after the Finnish parliament adopted a motion of censure of Leino with connection to his illegal handing over of nineteen people to the Soviet Union in 1945. Date: May 22, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May…
Daniel François Malan is elected as Prime Minister of South Africa. He later goes on to implement Apartheid. Date: May 28, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Burma Gains Independence from United Kingdom, Becomes…
NASCAR is incorporated. Date: February 21, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 21 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Accra Riots, Gold Coast Regiment, Big Six Arrested – February 28, 1948London Olympic Games Open After WWII Hiatus, July 29, 1948Margaret Chase…
Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Date: May 14, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On…
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 1948Tito-Stalin Split Expels Yugoslav Communists from Cominform,…