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Francisco Javier Arana, the chief of the Guatemalan armed forces, was killed in a shootout with supporters of…
The Soviet Union conducted its first nuclear weapons test, detonating the 22-kiloton RDS-1.
Chinese Communist Party chairman Mao Zedong publicly proclaimed (pictured) the establishment of the People's Republic…
The Organisation for European Economic Co-operation, headquartered in Paris, was founded
Civil War in Mandatory Palestine: The Jewish paramilitary group Haganah captured Haifa from the Arab Liberation Army
The United Kingdom publicly announced that it was independently developing nuclear weapons, after the US Atomic Energy A
Arab–Israeli War: After five days of fighting, Egyptian forces captured the Israeli community of Yad Mordechai after the
The Manchester Baby (replica pictured), the world's first stored-program computer, ran its first program
Arab–Israeli War: Israel Defense Forces officer Yitzhak Rabin signed an order to expel Palestinians from the towns of…
The Republic of Korea was established with Syngman Rhee (pictured) as its first president.
The People's Liberation Army launched the Liaoshen campaign, the first of the three major military campaigns during…
Arab–Israeli War: The Israel Defense Forces massacred at least 52 villagers while capturing the Palestinian Arab…
American financier and presidential adviser Bernard Baruch first described the post–World War II tensions between the So
American financier and presidential adviser Bernard Baruch first described the post–World War II tensions between the So
A new Constitution of Japan went into effect, providing for a parliamentary system of government, guaranteeing certain f
After renegotiating a contract with the makers of her signature perfume Chanel No
At a speech at Harvard University, United States Secretary of State George Marshall called for economic aid to war-torn
At a speech at Harvard University, United States Secretary of State George Marshall called for economic aid to war-torn
A Mafia hitman murdered gangster Bugsy Siegel, one of the driving forces in the development of the Las Vegas Strip, in B