Page 10: Historical Events In 1948

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   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 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   

Aug 03   Albert F Pollard, Brit historian (Evolution of parliament), dies at 78.   

Aug 03   Cleveland's Satchel Paige make his 1st start and goes 7 innings   

Aug 04   5 day southern filibuster succeeds in maintaining poll tax   

Aug 04   5 day Southern States filibuster succeeds in maintaining America's poll tax   

Aug 05   Cleveland Indians set club record for most double plays in a game (6).   

Aug 06   Fanny Blankers-Koen from Netherlands is inaugural women to win 3 golds at Olympics.   

Aug 06   In this year, Bob Mathias, US, claims decathlon at London Olympics.   

Aug 07   1st Dutch government of Beel steps down   

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Jan 03   Larry mcneeley: Lafayette ind, banjo player (glen campbell hour)   

Jan 03   Manfred kokot: East german runner (world record 50 m indoor)   

Jan 04   Eugeniusz wycisÅ‚o: Polish politician   

Jan 05   Parthasarathy sharma: Cricketer (indian batsman of the mid-70's)   

Jan 05   Thom mooney: Rocker   

Jan 06   Dayle hadlee: Cricketer (brother of richard, nz medium-pacer of 70's)   

Jan 06   Guy spencer gardner: Alta vista va, lt col usaf/astro (sts 27, sts 35)   

Jan 06   Robert e [bob] wise jr: (rep-d-wv, 1983- )   

Jan 01   Hermann k j zilcher: German pianist/composer (liebesmesse),   

Jan 07   Raoul auernheimer: Writer,   

Jan 08   Kurt schwitters: Writer,   

Jan 14   Anna "ans" van dike: Dutch jewish nazi-collaborator, executed at 42   

Jan 19   Tony garnier: French architect (b. 1869)   

Jan 21   Ermanno wolf-ferrari: Composer,    

Jan 24   Maria mandel: Camp leader at auschwitz (b. 1912)   

Jan 26   Ignaz friedman: Composer,