Jeju Uprising Begins in South Korea, April 3, 1948
Date: April 3, 1948
Date: April 3, 1948
Finnish President J. K. Paasikivi releases Yrjรถ 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 โ ๐ Other events on May…
The Al-Waziri coup briefly ousts the ruling Hamidaddin dynasty of Yemen; Imam Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din is killed. Date: February 17, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1948 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Thomas C. Wasson Assassinated in Jerusalem, Israel,…
Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Brussels, a precursor to the North Atlantic Treaty establishing NATO. Date: March 17, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1948 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Finnish President…
Following the expiration of The British Mandate for Palestine, the Kingdom of Egypt, Transjordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia invade Israel, thus starting the 1948 ArabโIsraeli War. Date: May 15, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 15 ๐ Events on this day in 1948 ๐ On This Day (Today)…
Aftermath of World War II: In Tokyo, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East sentences seven Japanese military and government officials, including General Hideki Tojo, to death for their roles in World War II. Date: November 12, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 12 ๐ Events on this day…
ArabโIsraeli War: Egypt captures the Israeli kibbutz of Yad Mordechai, but the five-day effort gives Israeli forces time to prepare enough to stop the Egyptian advance a week later. Date: May 24, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 24 ๐ Events on this day in 1948 ๐ On This Day…