Date: December 23, 1948
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…
Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic. Date: January 4, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 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, 1948Conference…
William Shockley files the original patent for the grown-junction transistor, the first bipolar junction transistor. Date: June 26, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Palmiro Togliatti Shot Near Italian Parliament July 14, 1948Egypt Captures…
The House Un-American Activities Committee holds first-ever televised congressional hearing: "Confrontation Day" between Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss. Date: August 25, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Truman Signs Marshall Plan, $5 Billion Aid…
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Shelley v. Kraemer that covenants prohibiting the sale of real estate to blacks and other minorities are legally unenforceable. Date: May 3, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 1948Soviet Consultants Leave Yugoslavia, Tito-Stalin Split Begins,…