Page 6: Historical Events In 1948

Apr 14   Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings for the Stanley Cup   

Apr 14   Walter P Reuther, Pres (United Auto Workers), shot at his home.   

Apr 15   1st Jewish-Arab military battle, arabs defeated.   

Apr 15   inaugural Jewish-Arab military battle, arabs defeated   

Apr 15   Indian territory of Himachal Pradesh created   

Apr 16   Babe Ruth, baseball legend, dies   

Apr 16   Organization for European Economic Cooperation (EEC) forms in Paris.   

Apr 17   Johan P earl of Limburg Stirum, diplomat, dies at 75   

Apr 18   International Court of Justice opens at Hague Netherlands.   

Apr 18   Lockhead Hudson aircraft crashes at Lae, Papua New Guniea, claiming 37 lives   

Apr 19   In this year, Gerard Cote claims his 4th Boston Marathon.   

Apr 20   NYC hikes subway fare from 5 cents to 10 cents   

Apr 20   Walter P Reuther UAW pres shot and wounded at his home in Detroit   

Apr 21   1st Polaroid camera was sold in US.   

Apr 21   Carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer, dies at 66   

Apr 22   WTVR TV channel 6 in Richmond, VA (CBS) begins broadcasting.   

Apr 23   KSTP TV channel 5 in St Paul-Minneapolis, MN (ABC) 1st broadcast   

Apr 24   Joseph Wihtol, composer, dies at 84   

Apr 26   The XP-86 prototype for the Sabre Jet inaugural "officially" breaks the sound barrier. The inaugural operational F-86A Sabres entered service in May of the same year   

Apr 27   Arab legion attacks Gesher bridge on Jordan River.   

Apr 29   Bradman scores 107 Aust v Worcs, 152 mins, 15 fours   

Apr 30   Org of American States charter signed at Bogot , Colombia.   

May 01   Christos Ladas, Greek minister of Justice, murdered   

May 01   Glenn Taylor, Idaho Senator, arrested in Birmingham AL for trying to enter a meeting through a door marked "for Negroes".   

May 01   North Korea proclaims itself People's Democratic Republic of Korea.   

May 03   Pulitzer prize awarded to James Michener and Tennessee Williams.   

May 04   The Hague Court of Justice convicts Hans Rauter (SS) to the death   

May 05   1st air squadron of jets aboard a carrier   

May 05   Belgian Government of Spaak steps down.   

May 05   The inaugural air squadron of jets aboard a carrier.   

May 06   "Sally" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 36 performances.   

May 06   43 communist rebels, executed in Athens   

May 07   Nazi collaborator V-Mann Antonius van de Waals sentenced to death.   

May 08   Alfred Holy, composer, dies at 81   

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of larry McNeeley, Lafayette Ind, banjo player (Glen Campbell Hour)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of manfred Kokot, East German runner (world record 50 m indoor)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of eugeniusz WycisÅ‚o, Polish politician   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of parthasarathy Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's)   

Jan 05   Thom Mooney, rocker was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1948 birth of dayle Hadlee, cricketer (brother of Richard, NZ medium-pacer of 70's)   

Jan 06   In the year 1948 birth of 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- ) 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   In the year 1948 raoul Auernheimer, writer, dies   

Jan 08   On this day in history kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60   

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

Jan 19   In the year 1948 death of tony Garnier, French architect (b. 1869)   

Jan 21   Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Maria Mandel, Camp Leader at Auschwitz (b. 1912) died in the year 1948.   

Jan 26   In the year 1948 ignaz Friedman, composer, dies at 65