WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1948
Find out what all happened January to September 1948

Juliana becomes Queen of the Netherlands. (6. September 1948)

The storming of the cockpit of the Miss Macao passenger seaplane, operated by a subsidiary of the Cathay Pacific Airways, marks the first aircraft hijacking of a commercial plane. (16. July 1948)

National Health Service Acts creates the national public health systems in the United Kingdom (5. July 1948)

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

The Nizam of Hyderabad surrenders his sovereignty over the Hyderabad State and joins the Indian Union. (17. September 1948)

Communist revolution in Czechoslovakia. (22. February 1948)

The formal creation of the Korean People's Army of North Korea is announced. (8. February 1948)

The Australian cricket team completed a 4–0 Ashes series win over England during their undefeated Invincibles tour. (18. August 1948)

The Honda Motor Company is founded. (24. September 1948)

Margaret Chase Smith of Maine becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate without completing another senator's term, when she defeats Democratic opponent Adrian Scolten. (18. September 1948)

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

Operation Polo is terminated after the Indian Army accepts the surrender of Nizam's Army. (18. September 1948)

Czechoslovakia's Ninth-of-May Constitution comes into effect. (9. May 1948)

Creation of the United Nations peacekeeping force the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization. (29. May 1948)

Deputy Primer Minister of India Vallabhbhai Patel ordered the Army to move into the Hyderabad to integrate it with Indian Union. (13. September 1948)

The F-86 Sabre sets the world aircraft speed record at 671 miles per hour (1,080 km/h). (15. September 1948)

The Hadassah medical convoy massacre: In an ambush, 79 Jewish doctors, nurses and medical students from Hadassah Hospital and a British soldier are massacred by Arabs in Sheikh Jarra near Jerusalem. (13. April 1948)

In France, Robert Schuman becomes President of the Council while being Foreign minister, As such, he is the negotiator of the major treaties of the end of World War II. (5. September 1948)

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