Czechoslovakia Ninth-of-May Constitution Takes Effect May 9, 1948

Arab–Israeli War: Egypt captures the Israeli kibbutz of Yad Mordechai, but the five-day effort gives Israeli forces time to prepare enough to stop the Egyptian advance a week later. Date: May 24, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day…

Faroe Islands gain autonomy from Denmark. Date: April 1, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Dick Turpin Becomes First Black British Boxing Champion at Villa Park, June 28, 1948SS Kiangya Explodes in Huangpu River…

A dike along the flooding Columbia River breaks, obliterating Vanport, Oregon within minutes. Fifteen people die and tens of thousands are left homeless. Date: May 30, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Tokyo War…

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 → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Burma Gains Independence from United Kingdom, Becomes…

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) More events from 1948Igor Stravinsky Conducts Orpheus Premiere at New York City Center, April 28, 1948Hadassah Medical Convoy Massacre in…

Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann are granted a patent for their cathode-ray tube amusement device, the earliest known interactive electronic game. Date: December 14, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Al-Waziri…