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News - Memories -
Culture - from 1948 -
(in no particular
order) -
- "Big Bang" Theory Formulated
- Policy of Apartheid Begun
-
Gandhi assassinated in
New Delhi by a
Hindu
militant (Jan. 30).
- Communists seize
power in
Czechoslovakia (Feb. 23-25).
-
Organization of American States (OAS)
Charter signed at Bogotá,
Colombia
(April 30).
- Nation of
Israel
proclaimed; British end Mandate at midnight; Arab armies attack
(May 14).
-
Berlin Airlift begins
(June 21); ends May 12, 1949.
- Stalin
and Tito
break (June 28).
- United States of
Indonesia
established as Dutch and Indonesians settle conflict (Dec. 27).
Sports
World Series
Cleveland d. Boston Braves (4-2)
NBA Championship
Baltimore Bullets d. Philadelphia Warriors (4-2)
Stanley Cup
Toronto d. Detroit (4-0)
Wimbledon Women: Louise Brough d. D. Hart (6-3 8-6) Men: Bob Falkenburg d. J. Bromwich (7-5 0-6 6-2 3-6 7-5)
Kentucky Derby Champion
Citation
NCAA Basketball
Championship
Kentucky d. Baylor (58-42)
NCAA Football Champions
Michigan (9-0-0)
ENTERTAINMENT
Events
- The Hollywood
Ten, a group of writers, producers and directors called as
witnesses in the
House
Committee's Investigation of Un-American Activities, are
jailed for contempt of Congress when they refuse to disclose if
they were or were not Communists.
- Columbia Records introduces the 33 1/3 LP ("long playing")
record at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. It allows listeners to
enjoy an unprecedented 25 minutes of music per side, compared to
the four minutes per side of the standard 78 rpm record.
