Date: September 17, 1948
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 1948Cathode-Ray Tube Game Patent Granted, December 14, 1948First U.S. Classical Music Telecasts on CBS and NBC,…
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…
The ship HMT Empire Windrush brought the first group of 802 West Indian immigrants to Tilbury, marking the start of modern immigration to the United Kingdom. Date: June 22, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 22 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Margaret Chase Smith is elected United States senator, and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate. Date: September 13, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
British South American Airways' Tudor IV Star Tiger disappears over the Bermuda Triangle. Date: January 30, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Deadly Donora Smog Event Kills 20, Sickens Thousands – October 27, 1948Stravinsky…
Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Date: May 14, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On…