Date: January 30, 1948
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 1948First Successful Tornado Forecast at…
Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union. Date: August 3, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 3 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Robert Schuman Becomes French Council President and Foreign Minister,…
The Renville Agreement between the Netherlands and Indonesia is ratified. Date: January 17, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948UN Passes Resolution 194 to Mediate Arab-Israeli War, December 11, 1948US Air Force Accepts First…
Cold War: Start of the Berlin Blockade: The Soviet Union makes overland travel between West Germany and West Berlin impossible. Date: June 24, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Accra Riots, Gold Coast Regiment…
Palmiro Togliatti, leader of the Italian Communist Party, is shot and wounded near the Italian Parliament. Date: July 14, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 14 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948North Carolina Monument Honoring Three U.S. Presidents Dedicated, October…
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Shelley v. Kraemer that covenants prohibiting the sale of real estate to blacks and other minorities are legally unenforceable. Date: May 3, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…