Daniel François Malan Elected South African Prime Minister, May 28, 1948

Finnish President J. K. Paasikivi releases Yrjö 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 → 📅 Other events on May…

Daniel François Malan is elected as Prime Minister of South Africa. He later goes on to implement Apartheid. Date: May 28, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Northwest Airlines Flight 421 Crashes in Wisconsin,…

Faroe Islands gain autonomy from Denmark. Date: April 1, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Jeju Uprising Begins in South Korea, April 3, 1948Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” Published in The New Yorker, June 26,…

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 1948Hadassah Medical Convoy Massacre in Sheikh Jarrah – April…

Jorge Eliécer Gaitán's assassination provokes a violent riot in Bogotá (the Bogotazo), and a further ten years of violence in Colombia. Date: April 9, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Semiramis Hotel Bombing Kills…