Quebec Flag Adopted and First Flown, January 21, 1948
Date: January 21, 1948
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Date: January 21, 1948
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Igor Stravinsky conducts the premiere of his American ballet, Orpheus at the New York City Center. Date: April 28, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 28 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948British South American Airways Tudor IV Star Tiger Disappears…
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 ArabβIsraeli War. Date: May 14, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 14 π Events on this day in 1948 π On…
The United States Air Force accepts its first female recruits into a program called the Women's Air Force (WAF). Date: July 8, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 8 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948King George VI Renounces Emperor of…
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 β π Other events on May 30 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948North Carolina…
Sjafruddin Prawiranegara established the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia (Pemerintah Darurat Republik Indonesia, PDRI) in West Sumatra. Date: December 22, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 22 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Czechoslovakia Ninth-of-May Constitution Comes Into Effect,…
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 β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Supreme Court…