The events of 1948
- 01 January 1948
The Nationalisation of the railways British Railways.
- 04 January 1948
Burma gets Independence from the United Kingdom.
- 30 January 1948
Winter Olympics – The 1948 Winter Olympics opens in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
- 30 January 1948
Indian’s political and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated.
- 17 March 1948
U.S. – The Hells Angels Motorcycling club is formed in the United States
- 07 April 1948
The United Nations forms The World Health Organisation.
- 14 May 1948
The State of Israel is formed out of the British Mandate of Palestine.
- 15 May 1948
The 1948 Arab-Israeli War breaks out.
- 22 June 1948
Multi-Racial Britain – The first group of several hundred black immigrants from the Caribbean arrive in London on the ship, Empire Windrush.
- 24 June 1948
The Cold War – The Soviet Union block access to West Berlin in what becomes known as the Berlin Blockade.
- 05 July 1948
The National Health Service (NHS) is formerly launched.
- 26 July 1948
U.S. – Civil Rights – an order is signed which abolishes racial segregation with in the U.S. Military.
- 29 July 1948
Olympics – The 1948 Summer Olympics opens in London.
- 29 August 1948
The Cold War – Soviet troops fire at German demonstrators as they protest against the Berlin Blockade.
- 02 November 1948
U.S. – The U.S. Presidential Elections sees Harry S. Truman become President.
