Burma Gains Independence from United Kingdom, Becomes Republic – January 4, 1948
Date: January 4, 1948
Date: January 4, 1948
Finnish President J. K. Paasikivi releases YrjΓΆ 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 β π Other events on May…
Fighters from the Irgun and Lehi Zionist terror groups attacked Deir Yassin near Jerusalem, killing over 100 Palestinians. Date: April 9, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 9 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Czechoslovakia Ninth-of-May Constitution Takes Effect May 9,…
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 1948US Expels Soviet Consul General Jacob M….
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 1948Dick Turpin Becomes First Black British Boxing Champion at Villa Park, June 28, 1948Queen…
ArabβIsraeli War: The Kfar Etzion massacre occurs, a day prior to the Israeli Declaration of Independence. Date: May 13, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 13 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Jeju Uprising Begins in South Korea April 3, 1948Official…
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Shelley v. Kraemer that covenants prohibiting the sale of real estate to blacks and other minorities are legally unenforceable. Date: May 3, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 3 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from…