Date: August 25, 1948
Following the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in his home compound, India's prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, broadcasts to the nation, saying "The light has gone out of our lives". The date of the assassination becomes observed as "Martyrs' Day" in India. Date: January 30, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30…
Gail Halvorsen officially starts parachuting candy to children as part of the Berlin Airlift. Date: September 22, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 22 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Organization of European Economic Co-operation Formed April 16, 1948Igor Stravinsky Conducts…
Following the expiration of The British Mandate for Palestine, the Kingdom of Egypt, Transjordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia invade Israel thus starting the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Date: May 15, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)…
A KLM Lockheed L-049 Constellation crashes on approach to Glasgow Prestwick Airport, killing 40. Date: October 20, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 20 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948First U.S. Classical Music Telecasts on CBS and NBC March 20,…
Following token resistance, the city of Nazareth, revered by Christians as the hometown of Jesus, capitulates to Israeli troops during Operation Dekel in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Date: July 16, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 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…