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Date "48" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1374. (references)

Common Expressions: 48

Expressions Definition
48 Doris 48 Doris (dor'-is) is one of the largest main belt asteroids. (references)
Article 48 Article 48 was a measure in the constitution of the Weimar Republic of Germany (1919-1933) that allowed the President to rule by decree without the consent of the Reichstag (parliament). Legislation passed under this article of the constitution was referred to as Notverordnung (emergency decree). Article 48 was used by Adolf Hitler in 1933 to establish a dictatorship, ending the Weimar Republic and ushering in the Third Reich. (references)
Atomic number 48 A soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Brodmann area 48 This area is known as retrosubicular area 48, and it refers to a subdivision of the cytoarchitecturally defined hippocampal region of the cerebral cortex. (references)
Greece Interstate 48 Greece Interstate 48 is a highway in Western and Central Greece. It runs from 2 km south of Rio at GR-8/GR-9 (westbound), or at the beginning of the Patras By-Pass in the south up to near Levadia. It is now connected with a new bridge, the Rio-Antirio bridge and for 5 km is a joint with GR-5 and E55. From the Rio Interchange to junction of Delphi or Amfissa, it is part of E65. (references)
Illinois State Route 48 Illinois State Route 48 is an east-west highway with its western terminus at I-55 and Illinois State Route 127 in Raymond and its eastern terminus at Illinois State Route 54 east of Clinton. (references)
Indiana State Highway 48 Indiana State Highway 48 is an east-west state highway running through southern Indiana. (references)
Mark 48 torpedo The Mark 48 torpedo and its improved ADCAP variant are designed to sink fast, deep-diving nuclear-powered submarines and high-performance surface ships. (references)
Missouri State Highway 48 Missouri State Highway 48 is a highway in northwestern Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at U.S. Highway 169 in King City; its western terminus is at U.S. Highway 71 north of Savannah. (references)
New York State Highway 48 New York State Highway 48 is a state highway in Central New York. The northern terminus is located in Oswego, New York. It The southern terminus is located at Syracuse, New York near the Interstate 690 and New York State Thruway interchange. (references)
Ontario provincial highway 48 Ontario provincial highway 48, or King's Highway 48, was a secondary highway that ran from Scarborough to south-eastern edge of Lake Simcoe. After provincial downloading, the Toronto and York Region section was renamed as Markham Road and removed as part of the King's Highway system. (references)
Original US 48 The orginal US 48 was among the original 1926 routes; it ran between US 99 at French Camp, California (outside Stockton, California) and US 101 at San Jose, California and lasted only until 1931. It has mostly been replaced with an extended US 50. (references)
Unterseeboot 48 Two Unterseeboot 48 (U-48) have operated for Germany: one during World War I for 17 months; the other during World War II for 25 months. (references)
Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Freestyle 48 kg The Women's Freestyle 48 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 22 to August 23. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: 48

48

Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century
Decades: 10s  20s  30s  - 40s -  50s  60s  70s
Years: 45  46  47  - 48 -  49  50  51
This article is about the year 48. For other uses, see 48 (number).
48 by topic
Politics
State leaders - Sovereign states
Birth and death categories
Births - Deaths
Establishment and disestablishment categories
Establishments - Disestablishments
48 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar 48
XLVIII
Ab urbe condita 801
Armenian calendar N/A
Bahá'í calendar -1796 – -1795
Berber calendar 998
Buddhist calendar 592
Burmese calendar -590
Byzantine calendar 5556 – 5557
Chinese calendar 丁未年十一月廿六日
(2684/2744-11-26)
— to —
戊申年十一月初七日
(2685/2745-11-7)
Coptic calendar -236 – -235
Ethiopian calendar 40 – 41
Hebrew calendar 3808 – 3809
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat 103 – 104
 - Shaka Samvat N/A
 - Kali Yuga 3149 – 3150
Holocene calendar 10048
Iranian calendar 574 BP – 573 BP
Islamic calendar 592 BH – 591 BH
Japanese calendar
Korean calendar 2381
Thai solar calendar 591

Year 48 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

  • Consuls are Aulus Vitellius and Lucius Vipstanus Publicola Messalla.
  • The emperor Claudius invests Agrippa II with the office of superintendent of the Temple in Jerusalem.
  • After the execution of his wife Messalina, Claudius gets senatorial approval to marry his niece, Agrippina.
  • Vitellius is a Roman Consul.
  • Publius Ostorius Scapula, governor of Britain, announces his intention to disarm all Britons south and east of the Trent and Severn. The Iceni, an independent, allied kingdom within that area, revolt but are defeated. Ostorius then moves against the Deceangli in north Wales, but is forced to abandon the campaign to deal with a revolt among the allied Brigantes.
  • Gallic nobles are admitted to the Roman Senate. Claudius grants the rights of citizenship to the Aedui.

Asia

  • The Hsiung-nu empire dissolves.
  • The emperor of China, Guang Wudi (Kouang Wou-Ti), restores Chinese domination of Inner Mongolia. The Xiongnu are made confederates and guard the Northern border of the empire.

By topic

Religion

  • Probable date of the Apostolic Council. Paul of Tarsus begins his first mission (approximate date — see 47).
  • According to Christian legend, Martha travels to Avignon.

Births

  • Ts'ailouen, Chinese researcher and inventor of paper

Deaths

  • Messalina, third wife of Roman Emperor Claudius

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "48". Image Credit.
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