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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…
Founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah is sworn in as first Governor-General of Pakistan in Karachi.
First case of a computer bug being found: A moth lodges in a relay of a Harvard Mark II computer at Harvard University.
The National Security Act reorganizes the United States government's military and intelligence services.
The National Security Act reorganizes the United States government's military and intelligence services.
President Truman makes the first televised Oval Office address.
Flying the Bell X-1 over Muroc Army Air Field in California, Captain Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier in level…
Cold War: The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of the…
Cold War: The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of the…
The first Kashmir war begins after Pakistani forces invade Kashmir, allegedly to suppress a tribal rebellion.
Partition of India: The Maharaja of Kashmir and Jammu signs the Instrument of Accession with India, beginning the…
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the foundation of the World Trade Organization (WTO), is founded.
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the foundation of the World Trade Organization (WTO), is founded.
The last French troops are withdrawn from Syria