Historical Events In 1948
May 24 The USSR stop road and rail traffic between Berlin and the West
May 14 Israeli Radio Station Kol Yisrael's first broadcast
May 15 Australia scores 721 runs in one day vs Essex, world record
May 27 Arabs blow up Jewish synagogue Hurvat Rabbi Yehudah he-Hasid
Jan 01 Britain nationalizes its railways
Jan 08 Queen Wilhelmina signs death sentence against Ans van Dijk for treason
Jan 04 Burma gains its independence from Britain.
Jan 01 General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade effective
Jan 23 Bradman scores 201 in 272 minutes vs India, 21 fours 1 six
Jan 25 Investors Syndicate of Canada incorporates Investors Mutual of Canada Ltd.; Canada's first public mutual fund will be first sold to the public in 1950
Jan 28 The birth of Mikhail Baryshnikov, Soviet ballet dancer
Jan 16 35 Haganah members are ambushed & killed in Gush Etzyon
Jan 01 Britain nationalizes its railways
Jan 17 Netherlands & Indonesia agree to a cease fire
Jan 03 Bradman completes dual Test tons (132 &127*) vs India MCG
Jan 03 Bradman completes dual Test tons (132 &127*) vs India MCG
Jan 31 Magnetic tape recorder developed by Wireway
Jan 27 The first locomotive to carry 1,000,000 pounds (450,000 kg) operates
Jan 27 The first tape recorder sold
Jan 01 General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade effective
Jan 24 Australia all out 674 vs India (Bradman 201, Hassett 198*)
Jan 30 5th Winter Olympic games open in St Moritz, Switzerland
Jan 23 Gen. Eisenhower said he could not accept a presidential nomination from either party; four years later, he ran as a Republican and was elected 34th president of the United States.
Jan 01 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) goes into effect
Jan 31 Magnetic tape recorder developed by Wireway
Jan 30 Mahatma Gandhi, Indian political and spiritual leader, is assassinated by a Hindu extremist.
Jan 17 Trial of 11 US Communist party members begins in New York City NY
Jan 23 Huston's "Treasure of Sierra Madre" starring Humphrey Bogart opens
Jan 17 Netherlands & Indonesia agree to a cease fire
Jan 04 Britain grants independence to Burma
Jan 24 Dutch Liberal Party forms-People's party for Freedom &Democracy (VVD)
Jan 27 The first locomotive to carry 1,000,000 pounds (450,000 kg) operates
Jan 26 Executive Order981, which puts an end to segregation in US Armed Forces, is signed
Jan 01 Orissa province accedes to India
Jan 04 Burma gains its independence from Britain.
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