Page 14: Historical Events In 1948

Oct 15   China's Red army occupies Chinchov on this day in history.   

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   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 16   "Red Mill" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 831 performances on this day in history.   

Oct 16   Henry Foley, cricketer (one Test for NZ, scored 2 & 2), dies on this day in history.   

Oct 18   Operation 10 Plagues in the year 1948.   

Oct 18   On this day in history [Heinrich A H] Walther von Brauchitsch, German fieldmarshal, dies   

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

Oct 21   Beersheba liberated by Israeli army in the year 1948.   

Oct 21   Facsimile high-speed radio transmission demonstrated in Washington DC in the year 1948.   

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

Oct 22   On this day in history egyptian flagship King Farouk sunk by Israel   

Oct 23   Eugeniusz Morawsky-Dabrowa, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 24   In the year 1948 franz Lehar, Austrian/Hungarian composer (Wiener Frauen), dies at 78   

Oct 25   On this day in history special Council of Annulment convicts F Weinreb for collaboration   

Oct 27   On this day in history albert Camus' "L'etat de Siege," premieres in Paris   

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

Oct 28   Flag of Israel is adopted in the year 1948.   

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

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

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

Oct 31   On this day in history cissy van Marxfield, [Setske Beek-de Han], writer, dies   

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

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

Nov 03   On this day in history 2nd NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-1 at Chicago   

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

Nov 09   Edgar Kennedy, actor (Little Orphan Annie), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Nov 10   In the year 1948 julius Curtius, German foreign minister (1929- ), dies at 71   

Nov 12   On this day in history 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   In the year 1948 "As the Girls Go" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 420 perfs   

Nov 14   Prince Charles born in the year 1948.   

Nov 15   In the year 1948 william Lyon Mackenzie King retires as PM of Canada   

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of larry McNeeley, Lafayette Ind, banjo player (Glen Campbell Hour)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   Thom Mooney, rocker was born in the year 1948.   

Jan 06   Dayle Hadlee, cricketer (brother of Richard, NZ medium-pacer of 70's) was born in the year 1948.   

Jan 06   Guy Spencer Gardner, Alta Vista Va, Lt Col USAF/astro (STS 27, STS 35) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 07   In the year 1948 raoul Auernheimer, writer, dies   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history death of anna "Ans" van Dike, Dutch Jewish Nazi-collaborator, executed at 42   

Jan 19   On this day in history death of tony Garnier, French architect (b. 1869)   

Jan 21   Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Maria Mandel, Camp Leader at Auschwitz (b. 1912) died in the year 1948.   

Jan 26   On this day in history ignaz Friedman, composer, dies at 65