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Edvard Beneš resigns as President of Czechoslovakia rather than signing the Ninth-of-May Constitution, making his nation
The Deutsche Mark is introduced in Western Allied-occupied Germany
Cold War: Start of the Berlin Blockade: The Soviet Union makes overland travel between West Germany and West Berlin impo
The United States Congress passes the Displaced Persons Act to allow World War II refugees to immigrate to the United St
The United States Congress passes the Displaced Persons Act to allow World War II refugees to immigrate to the United St
Cold War: The first supply flights are made in response to the Berlin Blockade
Cold War: The Tito–Stalin Split results in the expulsion of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia from the Cominform
Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Quaid-i-Azam) inaugurates Pakistan's central bank, the State Bank of Pakistan.
The official establishment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).: 121
Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion orders the expulsion of Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla.
Palmiro Togliatti, leader of the Italian Communist Party, is shot and wounded near the Italian Parliament.
Following token resistance, the city of Nazareth, revered by Christians as the hometown of Jesus, capitulates to…
U.S. president Harry S. Truman signs Executive Order 9981, desegregating the military of the United States.
U.S. president Harry S. Truman signs Executive Order 9981, desegregating the military of the United States.
Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad: After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer…
USS Nevada is sunk by an aerial torpedo after surviving hits from two atomic bombs (as part of post-war tests) and…
Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as The Candid Microphone.
The First Republic of Korea (South Korea) is established in the southern half of the peninsula.
Soviet Consul General in New York, Jacob M. Lomakin is expelled by the United States, due to the Kasenkina Case.
The House Un-American Activities Committee holds first-ever televised congressional hearing: "Confrontation Day"…