WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO APRIL 1948
Find out what all happened January to April 1948

The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Quebec Flag Day. (21. January 1948)

The Second Congress of the Workers Party of North Korea is convened. (27. March 1948)

The Conference of Youth and Students of Southeast Asia Fighting for Freedom and Independence convenes in Calcutta. (19. February 1948)

In Jeju, South Korea, a civil-war-like period of violence and human rights abuses begins, known as the Jeju massacre. (3. April 1948)

With a Musicians Union ban lifted, the first telecasts of classical music in the United States, under Eugene Ormandy and Arturo Toscanini, are given on CBS and NBC. (20. March 1948)

The Communist Party takes control of government in Czechoslovakia and the period of the Third Republic ends. (25. February 1948)

The British railway network is nationalized to form British Railways. (1. January 1948)

Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, known for his non-violent freedom struggle, is assassinated by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist. (30. January 1948)

Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of a supposed UFO. (7. January 1948)

The first successful tornado forecast predicts that a tornado will strike Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (25. March 1948)

Igor Stravinsky conducted the premier of his American ballet, Orpheus, in New York City at New York City Center. (28. April 1948)

NASCAR is incorporated. (21. February 1948)

In Bogotá, Colombia, the Organization of American States is established. (30. April 1948)

1948 Arab-Israeli War: Haifa, a major port of Israel, is captured from Arab forces. (22. April 1948)

The Benelux, France, and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Brussels, a precursor to the North Atlantic Treaty establishing NATO. (17. March 1948)

Ceylon (later renamed Sri Lanka) becomes independent within the British Commonwealth. (4. February 1948)

Cold War: Berlin Airlift — Military forces, under direction of the Soviet-controlled government in East Germany, set-up a land blockade of West Berlin. (1. April 1948)

President Harry S. Truman signs the Marshall Plan, authorizing $5 billion in aid for 16 countries. (3. April 1948)

Jorge Eliécer Gaitán's assassination provokes a violent riot in Bogotá (the Bogotazo), and a further ten years of violence in Colombia known as La violencia. (9. April 1948)

Faroe Islands gain autonomy from Denmark. (1. April 1948)