The Year 1948
History and Politics
Gandhi is assassinated.
Communist coup d'etat in Czechoslovakia Feb. 25th; Klement Gottwald elected President.
US Congress passes Marshall Plan Act, $17 billion in aid for Europe.
Churchill chairs hague Congress for European unity.
The Jewish state comes into existence, Weizmann President, Ben-Gurion Premier.
USSR stops road and rail traffic between Berlin and the West; airlift begins.
British Citizens Act grants British passports to all Commonwealth citizens.
Queen Wilhelmina of the Neterlands abdicates and is succeeded by her daughter, Juliana.
Count Folke Bernadotte, UN mediator in Palestine, assassinated by Jewish terrorists.
Harry S. Truman elected President of the US.
Attlee appoints Linskey tribunal to investigate charges
of corruption against British ministers and officials.
John J. Purshing, US General dies.
Science, Technology, Growth
The anitbiotics aureomycin & chloromycetin prepared.
Long-playing record invented by Peter Goldmark (US).
Orville Wright, aircraft pioneer dies.
Charlotte Auerbach's studies begin the science of chemogenetics.
The price of uranium rises to $1,600 per ton.
Ferdinand Porsche (Ger) builds the Porsche 356 car.
First port radar system introduced in Liverpool, England.
In US tests in New Mexico, rocket missiles reach 78 mile altitude and 3,000 mph.
200-inch Mount Palomar reflecting telescope dedicated.
Idlewild Airport on Long Island, N.Y. dedicated, later renamed to Kennedy Airport.
Daily Life
British railroads nationalized.
First World Health Assembly meets in Geneva.
Bread rationing ends in Britian.
Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales is born.
Babe Ruth dies.
Joe Louis retires from the ring after fighting 25 title bouts since 1937.
Federal rent control bill passed in US.
Selective Service Act in US provides for continued military draft.
"Citation" Eddie Arcaro up, wins Belmont, Preakness, and Kentucky Derby.
Davis Cup won by the US team against Australia.
Michigan defeats Southern California in Rose Bowl, 49-0.
US team is high scorer in Olypmic Games held in London.
US Lawn Tennis Singles won by Pancho Gonzales, women's won by Margaret O. du Pont.
US Golf Assc. won by Willie Turnesa, Open won by Ben Hogan.
Cleveland (AL) wins World Series, 4-2, over Boston (NL).
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