Haifa Captured by Jewish Forces in Arab-Israeli War, April 22, 1948
Date: April 22, 1948
Date: April 22, 1948
Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the Marshall Plan, authorizing $5Β billion in aid for 16 countries. Date: April 3, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 3 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Northwest Airlines Flight 421 Crashes in Wisconsin,…
Following the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in his home compound, India's prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, broadcasts to the nation, saying "The light has gone out of our lives". The date of the assassination becomes observed as "Martyrs' Day" in India. Date: January 30, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 30…
British South American Airways' Tudor IV Star Tiger disappears over the Bermuda Triangle. Date: January 30, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 30 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948International Council on Archives Founded Under UNESCO, June 9, 1948Deir Yassin Massacre…
Ceylon (later renamed Sri Lanka) becomes independent within the British Commonwealth. Date: February 4, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 4 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Hadassah Medical Convoy Massacre in Sheikh Jarrah, April 13, 1948Renville Agreement Ratified by Netherlands…
Deputy Prime Minister of India Vallabhbhai Patel orders the Army to move into Hyderabad to integrate it with the Indian Union. Date: September 13, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 13 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Edvard BeneΕ‘ Resigns as…
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…