El Al Is Founded CIE+ members only
El Al, Israel’s national airline, is officially incorporated about seven weeks after a repainted military plane used the name while bringing Chaim Weizmann home for Switzerland.
Shimon Peres Is Born
The only politician in Israeli history to hold the positions of both President and Prime Minister, Shimon Peres is born in Belorussia to Yitzchak and Sara Perski.
5th Israeli President Yitzhak Navon Is Born CIE+ members only
Yitzhak Navon, Israel’s fifth president, is born in Jerusalem.
Chaim Weizmann Joins British Admiralty CIE+ members only
Chaim Weizmann, first President of Israel, then working as a chemist in Manchester, England, is appointed to the British Admiralty as an Honorary Technical Adviser on acetone supplies.
