Page 8: Historical Events In 1948

May 24   Alfred Kastner, composer, dies at 78   

May 24   The USSR stop road and rail traffic between Berlin and the West.   

May 25   30th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Norwood Hills CC St Louis.   

May 26   Entire Hagana-arm forces sworn-in as Israeli soldiers.   

May 26   South Africa elects a nationalist government with apartheid policy.   

May 27   Arabs blow up Jewish synagogue Hurvat Rabbi Yehudah he-Hasid   

May 28   Iraq captures Ge'ulim settlement   

May 29   May Whitty, actress (Gaslight, Mrs Miniver, Suspicion), dies at 82.   

May 31   Jose Vianna da Motta, composer, dies at 80.   

Jun 01   Sonny Boy Williamson, [John Lee], blues player, dies at 34   

Jun 03   "Sleepy Hallow" opens at St James Theater NYC for 12 performances.   

Jun 03   Korczak Ziolkowski begins sculpture of Crazy Horse near Mt Rushmore   

Jun 03   The 200" (5.08 m) Hale telescope dedicated at Palomar Observatory.   

Jun 05   Phillies Richie Ashburn sets NL rookie consecut hitting streak at 23.   

Jun 07   Communist complete takeover of Czechoslovakia; Pres Bernes steps down   

Jun 07   Georges Adolphe Hue, composer, dies at 90   

Jun 08   "Milton Berle Show" premieres on NBC TV.   

Jun 08   "The Milton Berle Show" premiers on NBC TV.   

Jun 08   Franz Carl Bornschein, composer, dies at 69   

Jun 08   John Rudder is recorded as becoming inaugural negro commissioned officer in US marines   

Jun 10   Test pilot Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier in the Bell XS-1.   

Jun 13   Babe Ruth's final farewell at Yankee Stadium, he dies Aug 16th.   

Jun 14   Ernst Henrik Ellberg, composer, dies at 79   

Jun 14   Klemens Gottwald is recorded as becoming president of Czechoslovakia   

Jun 16   Start of Malayan Emergency   

Jun 17   Joe Cronin pinch hit HRs in both ends of a doubleheader.   

Jun 18   In this year, American Library Association formally adopts Library Bill of Rights   

Jun 18   In this year, American Library Association formally adopts the Library Bill of Rights   

Jun 18   In this year, UN Commission on Human Rights formally adopts Intl Decl of Human Rights.   

Jun 18   National Security Council authorizes covert operations for inaugural time.   

Jun 19   Panama and Costa Rica recognize Israel.   

Jun 20   "Toast of the Town" hosted by Ed Sullivan premieres on CBS-TV   

Jun 20   George Frederick Boyle, composer, dies at 61.   

Jun 21   1st stored computer program run, on Manchester Mark I.   

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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,