World Health Organization Established by the United Nations April 7, 1948
Date: April 7, 1948
Date: April 7, 1948
In an ambush, 78 Jewish doctors, nurses and medical students from Hadassah Hospital, and a British soldier, are massacred by Arabs in Sheikh Jarrah. This event came to be known as the Hadassah medical convoy massacre. Date: April 13, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 13 π Events on this…
The first successful tornado forecast predicts that a tornado will strike Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Date: March 25, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 25 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Official Establishment of North Korea, July 10, 1948Deadly Donora…
The Conference of Youth and Students of Southeast Asia Fighting for Freedom and Independence convenes in Calcutta. Date: February 19, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 19 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948King George VI Renounces Emperor of India Title,…
The World Council of Churches is formed by 147 churches from 44 countries. Date: August 23, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 23 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Stravinsky Conducts Premiere of Orpheus Ballet in New York City Center, April…
Edvard BeneΕ‘ resigns as President of Czechoslovakia rather than signing the Ninth-of-May Constitution, making his nation a Communist state. Date: June 7, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 7 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948DC-3 Airliner NC16002 Disappears South of…
A KLM Lockheed L-049 Constellation crashes on approach to Glasgow Prestwick Airport, killing 40. Date: October 20, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 20 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Shirley Jacksonβs βThe Lotteryβ Published in The New Yorker, June 26,…