Donora, Pennsylvania Ecological Disaster October 28, 1948

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) More events from 1948Margaret Chase Smith Elected U.S. Senator, First Woman in…

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) More events from 1948Vallabhbhai Patel Orders Army…

In Bogotá, Colombia, the Organization of American States is established. Date: April 30, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Czechoslovakia Ninth-of-May Constitution Comes Into Effect, May 9, 1948Burma Gains Independence from United Kingdom, Becomes…

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 1948International Council…

Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion orders the expulsion of Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla. Date: July 12, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948SS Kiangya Explodes in Huangpu River During Chinese…