Deadly Donora Smog Event Kills 20, Sickens Thousands – October 27, 1948
Date: October 27, 1948
Date: October 27, 1948
Ceylon (later renamed Sri Lanka) becomes independent within the British Commonwealth. Date: February 4, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 4 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948SS Kiangya Explodes in Huangpu River During Chinese Civil War, December 4, 1948Burma Gains…
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) More events from 1948U.S. Congress Establishes Civil…
Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the Marshall Plan, authorizing $5 billion in aid for 16 countries. Date: April 3, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Faroe Islands Gain Autonomy from Denmark, April…
Northwest Airlines Flight 421 crashes in Fountain City, Wisconsin, killing all 37 aboard. Date: August 29, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Quebec Flag Adopted and First Flown, January 21, 1948Semiramis Hotel Bombing Kills…
Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of a supposed UFO. Date: January 7, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Finno-Soviet Treaty Signed in Moscow, April 6, 1948First Legislative Yuan…
Chinese Civil War: The SS Kiangya, carrying Nationalist refugees from Shanghai, explodes in the Huangpu River. Date: December 4, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Nizam of Hyderabad Surrenders to Indian Union, September 17,…