Page 10: Historical Events In 1948

Jul 14   Palmiro Togliatti, Italy's CPI chairman, assassinated   

Jul 15   Alcoholic Anonymous founded in Britain   

Jul 15   John J Pershing, [Black Jack], US general (Mexico, WW I), dies at 87.   

Jul 15   John J Persing US General (WW I), dies at 87.   

Jul 15   Pres Truman nominated for another term   

Jul 16   In this year, Eddie Sawyer formally adopts in place of Ben Chapman in Phila, NY Giants Leo Durocher formally adopts in place of Mel Ott and Burt Shotton formally adopts in place of Durocher as Dodger manager   

Jul 17   C A Wirtanen discovers asteroid #1685 Toro   

Jul 17   Israeli army captures Nazareth   

Jul 17   Proclamation of the constitution of the Republic of (South) Korea   

Jul 18   "Marinka" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 168 performances   

Jul 19   French govt of Schuman, steps down   

Jul 21   Arshile Gorky abstract expressionist, dies at 43.   

Jul 21   Arshile Gorky, abstract expressionist, dies at 43   

Jul 21   WSPD TV channel 13 in Toledo, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting   

Jul 23   D[avid] W[ark] Griffith, US director/producer, dies   

Jul 23   Progressive party convention nominates Henry Wallace for President   

Jul 23   USS Putnum (DD-757) evacuates U.N. team from Haifa, Israel and is recorded as becoming inaugural U.S. Navy ship to fly the U.N. flag.   

Jul 24   4 Duluth Minn Dukes (St Louis Cards Class C farm team) die in crash   

Jul 24   Soviets blockades Berlin from the west.   

Jul 26   "Babe Ruth Story," premieres, Babe Ruth's last public appearance   

Jul 26   Charles Mills, S Afr cricketer (Test v England 1891-92), dies.   

Jul 26   Pres Truman issues Executive Order No. 9981 directing "equality of treatment and opportunity" in the armed forces.   

Jul 26   President Harry S. Truman orders desegregation of the Armed Services.   

Jul 26   The inaugural black host of a network show-CBS' Bob Howard Show   

Jul 27   Australia set 404 to win v England at Headingley.   

Jul 27   Francesco Spetrino, composer, dies at 91   

Jul 28   I G Farben chemical plant explodes in Ludwigshafen, Germany, 182 die.   

Jul 28   I.G. Farben chemical plant explodes in Ludwigshafen, Germany, 182 die.   

Jul 29   King George VI opens 14th modern Olympic games in London.   

Jul 30   Emile Zatopek runs Olympic record (10K.   

Jul 30   Professional wrestling premiers on prime-time network TV (DuMont)   

Jul 31   "Brigadoon" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 581 performances   

Jul 31   Maria "Marie" Hens, Flemish actress (Female Revue), dies at 70.   

Jul 31   Pres Truman dedicates Idlewild Field (Kennedy Airport), NY   

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Jan 03   Larry McNeeley, Lafayette Ind, banjo player (Glen Campbell Hour) was born in the year 1948.   

Jan 03   Manfred Kokot, East German runner (world record 50 m indoor) was born in the year 1948.   

Jan 04   Eugeniusz WycisÅ‚o, Polish politician was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Parthasarathy Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of thom Mooney, rocker   

Jan 06   Dayle Hadlee, cricketer (brother of Richard, NZ medium-pacer of 70's) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Guy Spencer Gardner, Alta Vista Va, Lt Col USAF/astro (STS 27, STS 35) was born in the year 1948.   

Jan 06   Robert E [Bob] Wise Jr, (Rep-D-WV, 1983- ) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1948 hermann K J Zilcher, German pianist/composer (Liebesmesse), dies at 66   

Jan 07   Raoul Auernheimer, writer, dies in the year 1948.   

Jan 08   Kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history death of anna "Ans" van Dike, Dutch Jewish Nazi-collaborator, executed at 42   

Jan 19   Tony Garnier, French architect (b. 1869) died in the year 1948.   

Jan 21   On this day in history ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72   

Jan 24   Maria Mandel, Camp Leader at Auschwitz (b. 1912) died on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Ignaz Friedman, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1948.