Columbia Records Introduces Long-Playing Record Album at Waldorf-Astoria June 18, 1948
Date: June 18, 1948
Date: June 18, 1948
Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Quaid-i-Azam) inaugurates Pakistan's central bank, the State Bank of Pakistan. Date: July 1, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 1 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948First Successful Tornado Forecast Predicts Tinker Air Force Base Tornado, March 25,…
United Airlines Flight 624, a Douglas DC-6, crashes near Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, killing all 43 people on board. Date: June 17, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 17 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Cold War: Communist Forces Challenge Deutsche Mark…
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 β π Other events on July 8 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Palmiro Togliatti Shot Near Italian Parliament…
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 1948Edvard BeneΕ‘ Resigns as Czechoslovak President, Communist…
The 1948 Accra riots erupt following a march by ex-servicemen of the Gold Coast Regiment towards the seat of the colonial government at Christiansborg Castle, where they were fired upon by Superintendant Colin Imray, leading to the killing of Sergeant Adjetey, Corporal Attipoe and Private Odartey Lamptey and the arrest of the Big Six in…
Cold War: Start of the Berlin Blockade: The Soviet Union makes overland travel between West Germany and West Berlin impossible. Date: June 24, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 24 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Accra Riots, Gold Coast Regiment,…