Date: May 22, 1948
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization is founded. Date: May 29, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Nehru Mourns Gandhi Assassination, Martyrs’ Day January 30, 1948Northwest Airlines Flight 421 Crashes in Wisconsin, 37 Killed, August…
The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Miami. Date: December 28, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 28 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948U.S. Congress Establishes Civil Air Patrol as Air Force Auxiliary, May 26, 1948Nizam of…
Paul Hermann Müller is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the insecticidal properties of DDT. Date: October 28, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 28 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948North Korea Adopts Flag…
Chinese Civil War: The SS Kiangya, carrying Nationalist refugees from Shanghai, explodes in the Huangpu River. Date: December 4, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Daniel François Malan Elected South African Prime Minister, Apartheid…
The 1948 Accra riots erupt following a march by ex-servicemen of the Gold Coast Regiment towards the seat of the colonial government at Christiansborg Castle, where they were fired upon by Superintendant Colin Imray, leading to the killing of Sergeant Adjetey, Corporal Attipoe and Private Odartey Lamptey and the arrest of the Big Six in…
Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad: After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, open in London. Date: July 29, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 29 📅 Events on this…