Date: April 13, 1948
Cold War: The first supply flights are made in response to the Berlin Blockade. Date: June 26, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Igor Stravinsky Conducts Orpheus Premiere at New York City Center, April…
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 1948Faroe Islands Gain Autonomy from Denmark, April 1, 1948Daniel François Malan Elected South African Prime…
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) More…
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Shelley v. Kraemer that covenants prohibiting the sale of real estate to blacks and other minorities are legally unenforceable. Date: May 3, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 1948Jorge Eliécer…
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 1948Semiramis Hotel Bombing Kills…