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December 12, 1948 (Sunday) Batang Kali massacre: British troops killed 24 unarmed villagers during the Malayan Emergency. Italy and the Soviet Union signed a series of trade and reparations agreements in Moscow. Italy conceded all assets in Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria as reparations.
1948 – Selective Service Act of 1948: Passed after first such act expired 1948 – Organization of American States : Alliance of North America and South America 1948 – Alger Hiss Case
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December. December 4 – The 6.3 M L Desert Hot Springs earthquake affected Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), causing minor damage and several injuries. December 10 – The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris.
December 9 – The United Nations General Assembly adopts the Genocide Convention. December 10 – The United Nations General Assembly adopts the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. December 11–12 – Malayan Emergency: Batang Kali massacre: Scots Guards shoot 24 Chinese villagers in Malaya.
December 1947 – March 1948. In the first few months of the civil war, the climate in the Mandate of Palestine became volatile, although throughout this period both Arab and Jewish leaders tried to limit hostilities.
The date was chosen to honor the United Nations General Assembly 's adoption and proclamation, on 10 December 1948, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the first global enunciation of human rights and one of the first major achievements of the new United Nations.
August–December 1948. 13 August 1948 (): UNCIP adopted its first resolution on Kashmir, fine-tuning the April resolution of the Security Council to take into account objections by both India and Pakistan. Pakistan's aggression was indirectly acknowledged by asking for its withdrawal as the first step.
