What Happened in Jan 1948

Burma Becomes An Independent Nation

On January 4, 1948, the British colony of Burma, now Myanmar, became an independent nation after more than sixty years of colonial rule. England... Read more

The Ministries Trial (or, officially, The United States of America vs. Ernst von Weizsäcker, et al.)

The Ministries Trial (or, officially, The United States of America vs. Ernst von Weizsäcker, et al.) was the eleventh of the twelve trials for war... Read more

Mahatma Gandhi Announces Fast to End Hindu/Muslim Violence in Delhi

He conducted extensive dialogue with Muslim and Hindu community leaders, working to cool passions in northern India, as well as in Bengal. Despite... Read more

Plane Chartered by the U.S. Immigration Services Crashes

On January 28, 1948, a twin-engine DC-3C chartered by the U.S. Immigration Service from Airline Transport Carriers of Burbank, California crashed... Read more

G-AHNP Star Tiger Disappears

G-AHNP Star Tiger was an Avro Tudor Mark IV passenger aircraft owned and operated by British South American Airways (BSAA) which disappeared... Read more

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is Assassinated by Nathuram Godse

On January 30, 1948, Madanlal Pahwa, Shankar Kistaiya, Digambar Badge, Vishnu Karkare, Gopal Godse, Nathuram Godse, and Narayan Apte came to Birla... Read more

V Olympic Winter Games Held in St. Moritz, Switzerland

The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in 1948 in St. Moritz,... Read more