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July 1948

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The following events occurred in July 1948:

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July 1, 1948 (Thursday)

  • Soviet representatives withdrew from the Allied Kommandatura in Berlin, ending the last vestige of co-operation between the four powers in Germany.[1]
  • US President Harry S. Truman signed a Republican-sponsored housing bill, but criticized it as "slipshod" for failing to provide any public housing or slum clearance.[2]
  • Idlewild International Airport (known today as John F. Kennedy International Airport) opened in Queens, New York.[3]
  • A law banning pinball machines and other "gaming devices" went into effect in New York City, one day after Mayor William O'Dwyer signed the measure to prohibit them after a brief public hearing. The machines had been associated with gambling and organized crime, despite some on the council maintaining that they were merely harmless amusements. The ban would remain in effect until 1976.[4][5]
  • Born: Ever Hugo Almeida, footballer, in Salto, Uruguay; John Ford, singer-songwriter, in Fulham, London, England; Michael McGimpsey, politician, in Donaghadee, Ireland
  • Died: Charles Herrold, 62, American inventor and pioneer radio broadcaster
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July 2, 1948 (Friday)

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July 4, 1948 (Sunday)

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July 5, 1948 (Monday)

July 6, 1948 (Tuesday)

July 7, 1948 (Wednesday)

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July 8, 1948 (Thursday)

  • Israeli forces in the north of Palestine commenced Operation Dekel with the objective of capturing Nazareth and the Lower Galilee, while the Givati Brigade launched Operation An-Far with the goal of gaining control of approaches in southern Judea and blocking the advance of the Egyptian army.
  • American, British and French authorities in Berlin drastically cut electric power to save coal.[12]
  • Born: Raffi, children's musician, as Raffi Cavoukian in Cairo, Egypt
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July 9, 1948 (Friday)

July 10, 1948 (Saturday)

July 11, 1948 (Sunday)

  • Florida Senator Claude Pepper announced he was challenging President Truman for the Democratic nomination for president, claiming he had the support of twenty-two states in a "stop Truman" movement.[17]
  • Born: Martin Rushent, record producer, in Enfield, Middlesex, England (d. 2011)
  • Died: King Baggot, 68, American silent movie actor, director and screenwriter; Franz Weidenreich, 75, German anatomist and physical anthropologist
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July 12, 1948 (Monday)

July 13, 1948 (Tuesday)

July 14, 1948 (Wednesday)

  • Riots broke out all over Italy after Italian Communist leader Palmiro Togliatti was shot three times outside the Chamber of Deputies by a university student. Communists called for a general strike to start the next day to pressure the Alcide De Gasperi government to resign.[21]
  • 35 Alabama and Mississippi delegates walked out of the Democratic National Convention in protest against Truman's new mandate and the party's civil rights platform.[22]
  • Born: Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, King of the Zulu nation, in Nongoma, South Africa (d. 2021)
  • Died: Harry Brearley, 77, English metallurgist credited with the invention of stainless steel

July 15, 1948 (Thursday)

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July 17, 1948 (Saturday)

July 18, 1948 (Sunday)

July 19, 1948 (Monday)

July 20, 1948 (Tuesday)

July 21, 1948 (Wednesday)

July 22, 1948 (Thursday)

July 23, 1948 (Friday)

July 24, 1948 (Saturday)

July 25, 1948 (Sunday)

July 26, 1948 (Monday)

July 27, 1948 (Tuesday)

  • President Truman addressed a special session of Congress urging immediate enactment of anti-inflation and public housing legislation, as well as adoption of his civil rights program. "We cannot afford to wait for the next Congress to act," Truman declared, adding that the eight months before the 81st Congress could get to work "would be much too long."[46]
  • Israeli forces launched Operation GYS with the objective of creating an Israeli enclave in the northern Negev desert, but had to retreat after heavy resistance.
  • Born: Peggy Fleming, figure skater, in San Jose, California; Greg Gagne, professional wrestler, in Robbinsdale, Minnesota
  • Died: Joe Tinker, 68, American baseball player

July 28, 1948 (Wednesday)

July 29, 1948 (Thursday)

July 30, 1948 (Friday)

July 31, 1948 (Saturday)

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