History of 1948

During the year of 1948 the following events have happened in our world's history.

January 01, 1948 - 1st newsreel in color Pasadena Ca
January 04, 1948 - Burma gains independence from Britain (National Day)
January 27, 1948 - 1st locomotive to carry 1 000 000 pounds operated
January 27, 1948 - 1st Tape Recorder is sold
January 30, 1948 - Mahatma Gandhi assassinated in New Delhi
February 04, 1948 - Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) gains independence from Britain (Nat'l Day)
March 10, 1948 - 1st civilian to exceed speed of sound -HH Houver - Edwards AFB Ca
March 14, 1948 - Freedom Train arrives in SF
March 20, 1948 - 1st live televised musical Eugene Ormandy on CBS followed in 90 minutes by 2nd live televised musical Arturo Toscvanni on NBC
March 29, 1948 - Yanks & Red Sox tie at 2-2 in 17 - spring training game
March 30, 1948 - Mahatma Gandhi assassinated in New Delhi
April 07, 1948 - World Health Organization is established.
May 01, 1948 - Dem People's Rep of Korea (N Korea) established
May 05, 1948 - 1st air squadron of jets aboard a carrier
May 14, 1948 - PM David Ben-Gurion establishes State of Israel
May 16, 1948 - Israel issues its 1st stamps
May 23, 1948 - Joe DiMaggio hits three consecutive HRs
May 25, 1948 - SF receives its 1st telecast
June 03, 1948 - 200 inch Hale telescope dedicated at Palomar Observatory
June 07, 1948 - Communists take over Czechoslovakia
June 13, 1948 - Babe Ruth's #3 is retired
June 14, 1948 - TV Guide is published
June 20, 1948 - Toast of the Town hosted by Ed Sullivan premier on CBS-TV
June 21, 1948 - Dr Peter Goldmark of CBS demonstrated 'long playing record'
June 21, 1948 - 1st stored computer program run - on the Manchester Mark I
June 24, 1948 - Berlin Blockade & Berlin Airlift begin
June 26, 1948 - US responses to Soviet blockade of Berlin
June 30, 1948 - Transistor demonstrated Murray Hill NJ
July 05, 1948 - Carole Landis dies at age 29
July 17, 1948 - Rep of Korea founded.
July 26, 1948 - 1st black host of a network show - CBS' Bob Howard Show
July 31, 1948 - President Truman dedicates Idlewild Field (Kennedy Airport) NY
August 10, 1948 - ABC enters network TV at 7 PM - WJZ NY
August 15, 1948 - Republic of Korea (South Korea) proclaimed (National Day)
August 16, 1948 - Baseball legend Babe Ruth died in NY at the age of 53
August 17, 1948 - Alger Hiss denied ever being a Communist agent
September 07, 1948 - 1st use of synthetic rubber in asphaltic concrete Akron Oh
September 14, 1948 - Milton Berle starts his TV career on Texaco Star Theater
September 22, 1948 - Stan Musial goes 5 for 5 off 5 different pitchers
October 03, 1948 - NFL becomes 1st sport of the week
October 04, 1948 - Indians beat Red Sox in 1st AL playoff game
October 12, 1948 - Casey Stengel takes over as Yankee manager
October 21, 1948 - Facsimile high-speed radio transmission demonstrated Washington DC
October 28, 1948 - Flag of Israel is adopted
November 02, 1948 - Truman beats Dewey confounding pollsters and newspapers
November 12, 1948 - Japanese premier Tojo sentenced to death by war crimes tribunal
November 15, 1948 - William Lyon Mackenzie King retired as prime minister of Canada
November 17, 1948 - Britain's House of Commons voted to nationalize steel industry
November 23, 1948 - Lens to provide zoom effects patented - FG Back
November 25, 1948 - Ft Funston's 16-inch coastal guns removed
December 03, 1948 - Pumpkin Papers came to light
December 09, 1948 - UN Gen Assembly unanimously approves Convention on Genocide
December 10, 1948 - UN Genl Assembly adopts Universal Declaration on Human Rights
December 23, 1948 - PM Tojo 6 other Japanese hung for war crimes by US