WHAT HAPPENED IN 1948.
Look what happened the 1948.

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

The United States Air Force accepts its first female recruits into a program called Women in the Air Force (WAF). (8. July 1948)

Arab–Israeli War: Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion orders the explusion of Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla. (12. July 1948)

Palmiro Togliatti, leader of the Italian Communist Party, is shot and wounded near the Italian Parliament. (14. July 1948)

Following token resistance, the city of Nazareth, revered by Christians as the hometown of Jesus, capitulates to Israeli troops during Operation Dekel in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. (16. July 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)

The South Korean constitution is proclaimed. (17. July 1948)

U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs Executive Order 9981 desegregating the military of the United States. (26. July 1948)

The Metropolitan Police Flying Squad foils a bullion robbery in the "Battle of London Airport". (28. July 1948)

Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad – after a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, open in London, England, United Kingdom. (29. July 1948)

At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport) is dedicated. (31. July 1948)

USS Nevada (BB-36) is sunk by an aerial torpedo after surviving hits from two atomic bombs (as part of post-war tests) and being used for target practice by three other ships. (31. July 1948)

Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union. (3. August 1948)

Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone. (10. August 1948)

USS Nevada (BB-36) is struck from the naval record. (12. August 1948)

The Republic of Korea is established south of the 38th parallel north. (15. August 1948)

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

World Council of Churches is formed. (23. August 1948)

The House Un-American Activities Committee holds first-ever televised congressional hearing: "Confrontation Day" between Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss. (25. August 1948)

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons. (4. September 1948)