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* July 25 - In the last mass [[lynching]] in the United States, a mob of [[White Supremacy|white supremacist]]s shoot and kill two African-American couples, near Moore's Ford Bridge in Georgia. | * July 25 - In the last mass [[lynching]] in the United States, a mob of [[White Supremacy|white supremacist]]s shoot and kill two African-American couples, near Moore's Ford Bridge in Georgia. | ||
* September 30 to October 1 - Ten high-ranking members of the [[Nazi Party]] are hanged at Nuremberg by the International Military Tribunal for [[war crimes]] and [[crimes against humanity]] committed during [[World War II]]. | * September 30 to October 1 - Ten high-ranking members of the [[Nazi Party]] are hanged at Nuremberg by the International Military Tribunal for [[war crimes]] and [[crimes against humanity]] committed during [[World War II]]. | ||
* October 10 to November 9 - The [[Noakhali riots]] take place in Bengal: the [[Muslim National Guard]] | * October 10 to November 9 - The [[Noakhali riots]] take place in Bengal: the [[Muslim National Guard]] kill Hindus in Bengal en masse, leaving an estimated 5000 people dead. | ||
* October 31 - The British Embassy at Porta Pia in Rome is bombed by [[Irgun]]. No one is harmed. | * October 31 - The British Embassy at Porta Pia in Rome is bombed by [[Irgun]]. No one is harmed. | ||
* December 19 - Beginning of the First Indochina War. | * December 19 - Beginning of the First Indochina War. | ||