360What happened in 1948?
2 moments from 1948 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- On this day · 7 April 1948
The World Health Organization is founded
On 7 April 1948, the World Health Organization came into being as an agency of the United Nations, to improve health worldwide. It led the campaign that wiped out smallpox in 1980. The date is marked every year as World Health Day.
- On this day · 21 June 1948
The Manchester Baby runs the first stored program
On 21 June 1948, the Manchester Baby, an experimental computer at the University of Manchester, ran the first program stored in a computer's own electronic memory. Earlier machines had to be rewired for each new task. Almost every computer since works on the same principle.