Igor Stravinsky conducts the premiere of his American ballet, Orpheus at the New York City Center. Date: April 28, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
Arab–Israeli War: The port city of Haifa is captured by Jewish forces. Date: April 22, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
United Nations Security Council Resolution 47 relating to Kashmir conflict is adopted. Date: April 21, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Organization of European Economic Co-operation is formed. Date: April 16, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
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 → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅 Events on this…
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 → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
The World Health Organization is established by the United Nations. Date: April 7, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Finno-Soviet Treaty is signed in Moscow. Date: April 6, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
In Jeju Province, South Korea, a civil-war-like period of violence and human rights abuses known as the Jeju uprising begins. Date: April 3, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)