Kim Il Sung Appointed Premier of North Korea, September 9, 1948
Date: September 9, 1948
Date: September 9, 1948
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 1948United Nations…
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 1948Faroe Islands Gain Autonomy from…
The First Republic of Korea (South Korea) is established in the southern half of the peninsula. Date: August 15, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Council of Europe Founded at Hague Congress May 7,…
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 1948United Nations Truce Supervision Organization Founded May 29, 1948Idaho Beaver Drop Relocation…
Faroe Islands gain autonomy from Denmark. Date: April 1, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Council of Europe Founded at Hague Congress, May 7, 1948Quebec Flag Adopted and First Flown, January 21, 1948Jeju Uprising…
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 1948First U.S. Classical Music Telecasts on CBS and NBC March 20, 1948Treaty of Brussels…