The Mahatma's Last Evening
On January 30, 1948, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated at a prayer meeting in New Delhi, ending the life of the leader who guided India's freedom struggle.
Tales from the year 1948
Thirty-Two Minutes That Made a Nation
On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the State of Israel at the Tel Aviv Museum in a 32-minute ceremony, hours before the British Mandate expired at midnight.
The Blockade That Was Beaten by Airplanes
On June 24, 1948, the Soviet Union sealed off West Berlin — and the Allies answered by supplying two million people entirely from the sky.
The Stroke of a Pen That Desegregated America's Military
On July 26, 1948, President Truman signed Executive Order 9981, ending official segregation in the U.S. armed forces — and the Korean War would prove it worked.