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| 1948 |
| January. |
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Mahatma
Gandhi was assassinated by a Hindu nationalist in India. |
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| February
25th |
|
Communists
took over power in Czechoslovakia. Stalin's influence extended
into Czechoslovakia, as the country became an Eastern bloc country. |
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| April 1st |
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Tensions
grew in Berlin as the Soviet authorities halted trains entering
West Berlin. |
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| April 15th |
|
US
nuclear test, 'X-Ray', was detonated at 6.17am at Eintewok with
a yield of 37 kilotons. The test was part of 'Operation Sandstone'. |
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| May 1st |
|
Eintewok
US nuclear test, 'Yoke', was detonated at 6.09am with a yield
of 49 kilotons. The test was part of 'Operation Sandstone'. |
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| June 24th |
|
At
6.00am the Soviet Union blockade of West Berlin began. |
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| June 26th |
|
United
States and Britain implemented the 'Berlin airlift'. More than
2-million tons of food and coal was flown into West Berlin during
the blockade. |
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The
tension of the blockade in Berlin saw American and Soviet tanks
engage in a 'face-off'. |
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| July 14th |
|
Hubert
Humphrey, Mayor of Minneapolis, argued for a strong civil-rights
platform at the Democratic National Convention, Philadelphia,
USA. |
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Japanese
General Hideki Tôjô was hanged for war crimes during
WWII. While Minister of War he negotiated the Tripartite Pact
with Nazi Germany and Italy. |
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The
Independent State of Israel was founded. David Ben-Gurion became
Israel's first Prime Minister. |
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The
National Health Service was established in Britain. |
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Nationalist
Party came to power in South Africa. |
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The
secret society, Mau Mau, was formed in Kenya, Africa. |
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Orville
Wright died. One of the brothers who was first to succeed in
powered flight in the Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903. Orville's
flight lasted only 12 seconds, and managed 120ft. |
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The
Transistor and Long Playing records (LPs) were invented in the
United States. |
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