Truman Signs Executive Order 9981, Desegregates U.S. Military, July 26, 1948

Anti-Jewish riots in Oujda and Jerada take place. Date: June 7, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948First Commercial Aircraft Hijacking: Miss Macao Seaplane Storming July 16, 1948Israel Declares Independence, Provisional Government Established, 1948…

Columbia Records introduces the long-playing record album in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Date: June 18, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Ceylon Gains Independence in British Commonwealth,…

Cold War: The first supply flights are made in response to the Berlin Blockade. 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 1948Malayan Communist Party Kills British Managers, British Malaya Declares Emergency June…

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…

Israeli-Palestine conflict: The All-Palestine Government is established by the Arab League. Date: September 22, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 22 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Organization of European Economic Co-operation Formed April 16, 1948Semiramis Hotel Bombing Kills 23, January…

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 → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1948Nizam of…