| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 01 1948 | North Korea Is Established, Il-sung New Leader |
| May 03 1948 | The U.S Supreme Court Rules In Shelley V. Kraemer |
| May 07 1948 | Council Of Europe Founded During Hague Congress |
| May 09 1948 | Czechoslovakia's Constitution Comes Into Effect |
| May 10 1948 | China Grants Chiang Kai-shek Extended Powers |
| May 12 1948 | Netherlands: Queen Wilhelmina Cedes Throne |
| May 13 1948 | Kfar Etzion Massacre By Arab Irregulars |
| May 14 1948 | Israel Declared Independent State |
| May 15 1948 | Israel Invasion By Arab States Begins War |
| May 18 1948 | Yuan Of China Convenes In Nanking |
| May 20 1948 | Kai-shek First President Of China |
| May 23 1948 | Wasson, US Gonsul-General Assassinated In Jerusalem |
| May 24 1948 | Egypt Captures The Israeli Kibbutz |
| May 26 1948 | Congress Establishes The Civial Air Patrol As Auxiliary Of USAF |
| May 28 1948 | Malan Elected Prime Minister Of South Africa |
| May 29 1948 | United Nations Created |
| May 30 1948 | Fifteen Dead As Columbia River Floods |