U.S. Congress Establishes Civil Air Patrol as Air Force Auxiliary, May 26, 1948
Date: May 26, 1948
Date: May 26, 1948
With a Musicians Union ban lifted, the first telecasts of classical music in the United States, under Eugene Ormandy and Arturo Toscanini, are given on CBS and NBC. Date: March 20, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 20 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today)…
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization is founded. Date: May 29, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 29 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Finno-Soviet Treaty Signed in Moscow, April 6, 1948KLM Lockheed L-049 Constellation Crashes Near Glasgow, 40 Killed – October…
ArabβIsraeli 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 β π Other events on May 24 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day…
The House Un-American Activities Committee holds first-ever televised congressional hearing: "Confrontation Day" between Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss. Date: August 25, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 25 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Thomas C. Wasson Assassinated in Jerusalem, Israel,…
National Health Service Acts create the national public health system in the United Kingdom. Date: July 5, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 5 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Khudai Khidmatgar Massacre by Pakistani Police, August 12, 1948Kfar Etzion Massacre…
With a Musicians Union ban lifted, the first telecasts of classical music in the United States, under Eugene Ormandy and Arturo Toscanini, are given on CBS and NBC. Date: March 20, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 20 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today)…