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Bernard Baruch first applies the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet U
The Operation Big Bang, the largest non-nuclear man-made explosion to that time, destroys bunkers and military installat
The Operation Big Bang, the largest non-nuclear man-made explosion to that time, destroys bunkers and military installat
New post-war Japanese constitution goes into effect
New post-war Japanese constitution goes into effect
Cold War: The Truman Doctrine goes into effect, aiding Turkey and Greece
Ferenc Nagy, the democratically elected Prime Minister of Hungary, resigns from office after blackmail from the Hungaria
Cold War: Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls f
Cold War: Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls f
The United States Senate follows the United States House of Representatives in overriding U
Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor-General of Pakistan by the British Prime Minister, Clement…
Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor-General of Pakistan by the British Prime Minister, Clement…
Prime Minister of the shadow Burmese government, Bogyoke Aung San and eight others are assassinated.
Cold War: U.S. president Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into United States law creating the…
Cold War: U.S. president Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into United States law creating the…
The Bombay Municipal Corporation formally takes over the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST).
The Bombay Municipal Corporation formally takes over the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST).
India gains independence from British rule after near 190 years of British company and crown rule and joins the…
Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah is sworn in as first Governor-General of Pakistan in Karachi.
India gains independence from British rule after nearly 190 years of British company and crown rule and joins the…