Following token resistance, the city of Nazareth, revered by Christians as the hometown of Jesus, capitulates to Israeli troops during Operation Dekel in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Date: July 16, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
Palmiro Togliatti, leader of the Italian Communist Party, is shot and wounded near the Italian Parliament. Date: July 14, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 14 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion orders the expulsion of Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla. Date: July 12, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
The official establishment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).: 121 Date: July 10, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
The United States Air Force accepts its first female recruits into a program called the Women's Air Force (WAF). Date: July 8, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
National Health Service Acts create the national public health system in the United Kingdom. Date: July 5, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Quaid-i-Azam) inaugurates Pakistan's central bank, the State Bank of Pakistan. Date: July 1, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
Boxer Dick Turpin beats Vince Hawkins at Villa Park in Birmingham to become the first black British boxing champion in the modern era. Date: June 28, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cold War: The Tito–Stalin Split results in the expulsion of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia from the Cominform. Date: June 28, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" is published in The New Yorker magazine. Date: June 26, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)