Page 14: Historical Events In 1948

Oct 15   On this day in history china's Red army occupies Chinchov   

Oct 15   First women officers on active duty sworn in as commissioned officers in regular Navy under Women's Service Integration Act of June 1948 by Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan CAPT Joy B. Hancock, USN; LCDR Winifred R. Quick, USN; LCDR Anne King, USN; LCDR Frances L. Willoughby, MC, USN; LT Ellen Ford, SC, USN; LT Doris Cranmore, MSC, USN; LTJG Doris A. Defenderfer, USN; and LTJG Betty Rae Tennant, USN on this day in history.   

Oct 15   In the year 1948 first women officers on active duty sworn in as commissioned officers in regular Navy under Women's Service Integration Act of June 1948 by Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan: CAPT Joy B. Hancock, USN; LCDR Winifred R. Quick, USN; LCDR Anne King, USN; LCDR Frances L. Willoughby, MC, USN; LT Ellen Ford, SC, USN; LT Doris Cranmore, MSC, USN; LTJG Doris A. Defenderfer, USN; and LTJG Betty Rae Tennant, USN.   

Oct 16   "Red Mill" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 831 performances in the year 1948.   

Oct 16   On this day in history henry Foley, cricketer (one Test for NZ, scored 2 & 2), dies   

Oct 18   Operation 10 Plagues on this day in history.   

Oct 18   In the year 1948 [Heinrich A H] Walther von Brauchitsch, German fieldmarshal, dies   

Oct 19   On this day in history "My Romance" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 95 performances   

Oct 21   In the year 1948 beersheba liberated by Israeli army   

Oct 21   On this day in history facsimile high-speed radio transmission demonstrated in Washington DC   

Oct 22   Augustyn Hlond, Polish cardinal, dies on this day in history.   

Oct 22   Egyptian flagship King Farouk sunk by Israel on this day in history.   

Oct 23   In the year 1948 eugeniusz Morawsky-Dabrowa, composer, dies at 71   

Oct 24   Bernard M Baruch introduces term "Cold War" in the year 1948.   

Oct 24   Franz Lehar, Austrian/Hungarian composer (Wiener Frauen), dies at 78 in the year 1948.   

Oct 25   Special Council of Annulment convicts F Weinreb for collaboration in the year 1948.   

Oct 27   In the year 1948 albert Camus' "L'etat de Siege," premieres in Paris   

Oct 27   On this day in history israel recaptures Nizzanim in the Negev   

Oct 28   On this day in history flag of Israel is adopted   

Oct 29   Israeli forces liberate Meron & Gush-Halev in the year 1948.   

Oct 30   20 die & 6,000 made ill by smog in Donora Pennsylvania on this day in history.   

Oct 30   20 die &6,000 made ill by smog in Donora Pennsylvania in the year 1948.   

Oct 31   Cissy van Marxfield, [Setske Beek-de Han], writer, dies in the year 1948.   

Nov 02   In the year 1948 truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters & newspapers   

Nov 02   Truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters and newspapers in the year 1948.   

Nov 03   2nd NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-1 at Chicago in the year 1948.   

Nov 04   On this day in history tS Eliot wins Nobel Prize for literature   

Nov 09   In the year 1948 edgar Kennedy, actor (Little Orphan Annie), dies at 58   

Nov 10   On this day in history julius Curtius, German foreign minister (1929- ), dies at 71   

Nov 12   In the year 1948 japanese premier Hideki Tojo sentenced to death by war crimes tribunal   

Nov 12   Umberto Giordano, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1948.   

Nov 13   "As the Girls Go" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 420 perfs in the year 1948.   

Nov 14   On this day in history prince Charles born   

Nov 15   William Lyon Mackenzie King retires as PM of Canada in the year 1948.   

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Jan 03   Larry McNeeley, Lafayette Ind, banjo player (Glen Campbell Hour) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   Eugeniusz WycisÅ‚o, Polish politician was born in the year 1948.   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1948 birth of thom Mooney, rocker   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of 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) was born in the year 1948.   

Jan 06   Robert E [Bob] Wise Jr, (Rep-D-WV, 1983- ) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Hermann K J Zilcher, German pianist/composer (Liebesmesse), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Raoul Auernheimer, writer, dies in the year 1948.   

Jan 08   In the year 1948 kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60   

Jan 14   Anna "Ans" van Dike, Dutch Jewish Nazi-collaborator, executed at 42 died in the year 1948.   

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   In the year 1948 death of maria Mandel, Camp Leader at Auschwitz (b. 1912)   

Jan 26   Ignaz Friedman, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1948.