Date: July 29, 1948
Boxer Dick Turpin beats Vince Hawkins at Villa Park in Birmingham to become the first black British boxing champion in the modern era. Date: June 28, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948First Legislative…
Arab–Israeli War: Egypt captures the Israeli kibbutz of Yad Mordechai, but the five-day effort gives Israeli forces time to prepare enough to stop the Egyptian advance a week later. Date: May 24, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day…
Daniel François Malan is elected as Prime Minister of South Africa. He later goes on to implement Apartheid. Date: May 28, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Chiang Kai-shek Elected First President of Republic…
Cold War: Start of the Berlin Blockade: The Soviet Union makes overland travel between West Germany and West Berlin impossible. Date: June 24, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Haifa Captured by Jewish Forces…
A luzzu fishing boat overloaded with passengers capsizes and sinks in the Gozo Channel off Qala, Gozo, Malta, killing 23 of the 27 people on board. Date: October 30, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 30 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Cold War: Communist forces respond to the introduction of the Deutsche Mark by attempting to force the western powers to withdraw from Berlin. 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 1948Daniel François…