The temperature on May 24, 1948 was between 3.8 °C and 17.8 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
January 1 » The British railway network is nationalized to form British Railways.
June 20 » The Deutsche Mark is introduced in Western Allied-occupied Germany. The Soviet Military Administration in Germany responded by imposing the Berlin Blockade four days later.
August 3 » Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union.
September 14 » The Indian Army captures the city of Aurangabad as part of Operation Polo.
September 22 » Gail Halvorsen officially starts parachuting candy to children as part of the Berlin Airlift.
December 26 » The last Soviet troops withdraw from North Korea.
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