Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as The Candid Microphone. Candid Camera is one of television’s earliest and…
Tag: 1948
21 April 1948
United Nations Security Council Resolution 47 relating to Kashmir conflict is adopted. United Nations Security Council Resolution 47, adopted on April 21, 1948, is a…
1 April 1948
Faroe Islands gain autonomy from Denmark. The Faroe Islands, a remote archipelago located between Iceland and Norway in the North Atlantic, has a rich history…
21 February 1948
NASCAR is incorporated. NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) is one of the most popular motorsports organizations in the United States, known for…
4 September 1948
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, full name Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria, reigned as the queen of…
16 July 1948
The storming of the cockpit of the Miss Macao passenger seaplane, operated by a subsidiary of the Cathay Pacific Airways, marks the first aircraft hijacking…
1 January 1948
The British railway network is nationalized to form British Railways on 1 January 1948.
25 June 1948
Cold War: The Berlin airlift begins [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Blockade#Start_of_the_Berlin_Airlift’]