Events
- August 30 – The opening of the University of Bergen.
- October 2 – Bukken Bruse disaster: a flying boat crashes upon landing in Trondheim, Norway; 19 are killed; Bertrand Russell is among the 24 survivors.
Read more about this topic: 1948 In Norway
Famous quotes containing the word events:
“At all events there is in Brooklyn
something that makes me feel at home.”
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Just as a mirror may be used to reflect images, so ancient events may be used to understand the present.”
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