6818 events
An earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. One hundred are killed and 20,000 are left homeless.
The government of the Soviet Union presented a note to its Turkish counterparts which refuted the latter's sovereignty…
First flight of the nuclear capable Convair B-36, heaviest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft at the time.
The All Hyderabad Trade Union Congress is founded in Secunderabad.
The All Hyderabad Trade Union Congress is founded in Secunderabad.
Ordinance No. 46 of the British Military Government constitutes the German Länder (states) of Hanover and…
Ordinance No. 46 of the British Military Government constitutes the German Länder (states) of Hanover and…
The Workers' Party of North Korea, predecessor of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, is founded at a congress held in…
The Interim Government of India is formed, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru as vice president with the powers of a Prime…
United States Secretary of State James F. Byrnes announces that the U.S. will follow a policy of economic…
United States Secretary of State James F. Byrnes announces that the U.S. will follow a policy of economic…
A referendum abolishes the monarchy in Bulgaria.
The first Cannes Film Festival is held, having been delayed for seven years due to World War II.
The top-secret Clifford-Elsey Report on the Soviet Union is delivered to President Truman.
France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic.
Nuremberg trials: Ten defendants found guilty by the International Military Tribunal are executed by hanging.
Over twenty-two hundred engineers and technicians from eastern Germany are forced to relocate to the Soviet Union,…
World War II: The Red Army begins the final assault on German forces around Berlin, with nearly one million troops fight
The United States Army liberates Nazi Sonderlager (high security) prisoner-of-war camp Oflag IV-C (better known as Coldi
World War II: Montese, Italy, is liberated from Nazi forces