Date: August 14, 1948
In Jeju Province, South Korea, a civil-war-like period of violence and human rights abuses known as the Jeju uprising begins. 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 1948Ceylon Gains Independence in British…
The Semiramis Hotel bombing kills at least 23 people. Date: January 5, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948U.S. Congress Passes Displaced Persons Act for WWII Refugees, June 25, 1948Malayan Communist Party Kills British…
Anti-Jewish riots in Oujda and Jerada take place. Date: June 7, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948First Republic of Korea Established in South Korea, August 15, 1948Tito-Stalin Split Expels Yugoslav Communists from Cominform,…
Britain, France and the United States announce that on June 21, the Deutsche Mark will be introduced in western Germany and West Berlin. Over the next six days, Communists increasingly restrict access to Berlin.[citation needed] Date: June 18, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day…
In a coup d'état led by Klement Gottwald, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia takes control of government in Prague to end the Third Czechoslovak Republic. Date: February 25, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" is published in The New Yorker magazine. 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 1948World Health Organization Established by United Nations April 7, 1948Vanport, Oregon Dike…