Athenagoras I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, is enthroned. Date: November 1, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
A luzzu fishing boat overloaded with passengers capsizes and sinks in the Gozo Channel off Qala, Gozo, Malta, killing 23 of the 27 people on board. Date: October 30, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 30 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Safsaf massacre: Israeli soldiers capture the Palestinian village of Safsaf in the Galilee; afterwards, between 52 and 64 villagers are massacred by the IDF. Date: October 29, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 29 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
Ecological disaster in Donora, Pennsylvania. Date: October 28, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 28 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
Paul Hermann Müller is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the insecticidal properties of DDT. Date: October 28, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 28 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
A deadly smog event begins in Donora, Pennsylvania, eventually killing 20 and sickening thousands. Date: October 27, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 27 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
A KLM Lockheed L-049 Constellation crashes on approach to Glasgow Prestwick Airport, killing 40. Date: October 20, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 20 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
Presidents North Carolina Gave the Nation, a monument honoring three presidents of the United States, was dedicated at the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh, North Carolina. Date: October 19, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 19 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Honda Motor Company is founded. Date: September 24, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 24 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
Israeli-Palestine conflict: The All-Palestine Government is established by the Arab League. Date: September 22, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 22 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)