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  1. NATO Establishment

    Brussels Treaty Organization (BTO)

    Sep, 1948Brussels, Belgium

    In 1948, the Treaty of Dunkirk alliance was expanded to include the Benelux countries, in the form of the Western Union, also referred to as the Brussels Treaty Organization (BTO), established by the Treaty of Brussels.

  2. 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état

    Beneš's Death

    Friday Sep 3, 1948Sezimovo Ústí, Czechia (Then Czechoslovakia)

    Beneš died in September, bringing a symbolic close to the sequence of events, and was buried before an enormous and silent throng come to mourn the passing of a popular leader and of the democracy he had come to represent.

  3. United Nations

    Headquarters

    Tuesday Sep 14, 1948New York City, New York, U.S.

    The General Assembly selected New York City as the site for the headquarters of the UN, construction began on 14 September 1948 and the facility was completed on 9 October 1952. Its site—like UN headquarters buildings in Geneva, Vienna, and Nairobi—is designated as international territory. The Norwegian Foreign Minister, Trygve Lie, was elected as the first UN Secretary-General.

  4. Chinese Civil War

    Jinan and Shandong Captured

    Friday Sep 24, 1948China

    Following a fierce battle, the CPC captured Jinan and Shandong province on 24 September 1948.

  5. David Ben-Gurion

    Killing 23 Israeli soldiers

    Friday Sep 24, 1948Palestine

    On 24 September, an incursion made by the Palestinian irregulars in the Latrun sector (killing 23 Israeli soldiers) precipitated the debate.

  6. David Ben-Gurion

    David put his argument to the Cabinet to attack Latrun again

    Sunday Sep 26, 1948Palestine

    On 26 September, David Ben-Gurion put his argument to the Cabinet to attack Latrun again and conquer the whole or a large part of West Bank.

  7. NATO Establishment

    Brussels Treaty Organization (BTO)

    Sep, 1948Brussels, Belgium

    In 1948, the Treaty of Dunkirk alliance was expanded to include the Benelux countries, in the form of the Western Union, also referred to as the Brussels Treaty Organization (BTO), established by the Treaty of Brussels.

  8. 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état

    Beneš's Death

    Friday Sep 3, 1948Sezimovo Ústí, Czechia (Then Czechoslovakia)

    Beneš died in September, bringing a symbolic close to the sequence of events, and was buried before an enormous and silent throng come to mourn the passing of a popular leader and of the democracy he had come to represent.

  9. United Nations

    Headquarters

    Tuesday Sep 14, 1948New York City, New York, U.S.

    The General Assembly selected New York City as the site for the headquarters of the UN, construction began on 14 September 1948 and the facility was completed on 9 October 1952. Its site—like UN headquarters buildings in Geneva, Vienna, and Nairobi—is designated as international territory. The Norwegian Foreign Minister, Trygve Lie, was elected as the first UN Secretary-General.

  10. Chinese Civil War

    Jinan and Shandong Captured

    Friday Sep 24, 1948China

    Following a fierce battle, the CPC captured Jinan and Shandong province on 24 September 1948.

  11. David Ben-Gurion

    Killing 23 Israeli soldiers

    Friday Sep 24, 1948Palestine

    On 24 September, an incursion made by the Palestinian irregulars in the Latrun sector (killing 23 Israeli soldiers) precipitated the debate.

  12. David Ben-Gurion

    David put his argument to the Cabinet to attack Latrun again

    Sunday Sep 26, 1948Palestine

    On 26 September, David Ben-Gurion put his argument to the Cabinet to attack Latrun again and conquer the whole or a large part of West Bank.