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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"…
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…