1948 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1948?
- January 1, 1948 – The Constitution of Italy comes into force.
- January 21, 1948 – The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Quebec Flag Day.
- February 10, 1948 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Rat in Chinese astrology.
- April 7, 1948 – The World Health Organization is established by the United Nations.
- April 22, 1948 – 1948 Arab-Israeli War: Haifa, a major port of Israel, is captured from Arab forces.
- May 3, 1948 – 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.
- May 20, 1948 – Chiang Kai-shek elected to be the first President of the Republic of China.
- May 26, 1948 – The U.S. Congress passes Public Law 557, which permanently establishes the Civil Air Patrol as an auxiliary of the United States Air Force.
- June 17, 1948 – A Douglas DC-6 carrying United Airlines Flight 624 crashes near Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, killing all 43 people on board.
- July 5, 1948 – National Health Service Acts created the national public health systems in the United Kingdom
- August 18, 1948 – The Australian cricket team completed a 4–0 Ashes series win over England during their undefeated Invincibles tour.
- September 12, 1948 – Invasion of the State of Hyderabad by the Indian Army on the day after the Pakistani leader Jinnah’s death.
- September 13, 1948 – Deputy Primer Minister of India Vallabhbhai Patel ordered the Army to move into the Hyderabad to integrate it with Indian Union.
- September 17, 1948 – The Lehi (also known as the Stern gang) assassinates Count Folke Bernadotte, who was appointed by the UN to mediate between the Arab nations and Israel.
- October 27, 1948 – Léopold Sédar Senghor founds the Senegalese Democratic Bloc.
- October 29, 1948 – Safsaf massacre.
- November 1, 1948 – Athenagoras I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople is enthroned.
- December 10, 1948 – The UN General Assembly adopts the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
- December 12, 1948 – Malayan Emergency: Batang Kali Massacre – 14 members of the Scots Guards stationed in Malaysia allegedly massacre 24 unarmed civilians and set fire to the village.
- December 30, 1948 – The Cole Porter Broadway musical, Kiss Me, Kate (1,077 performances), opens at the New Century Theatre and becomes the first show to win the Best Musical Tony Award.
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