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Tom Sneva, American race car driver and sportscaster [5] June 2. Jerry Mathers, American actor; Jack Pierce, American baseball player and coach (d. 2012) June 4 – David Haskell, American actor (d. 2000) June 9 – Gary Thorne, American play-by-play announcer; June 11 – Dave Cash, American baseball player; June 14 – Laurence Yep, American ...
1948 – Truman desegregates armed forces; 1948 – Selective Service Act of 1948: Passed after first such act expired; 1948 – Organization of American States: Alliance of North America and South America; 1948 – Alger Hiss Case; January 20, 1949 – President Truman begins full term, Barkley becomes the 35th vice president
1948 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1948th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 948th year of the 2nd millennium, the 48th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1940s decade.
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2nd: January 6, 1948 – December 31, 1948 Special [ c ] : July 26, 1948 – August 7, 1948 The 80th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government , composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives .
The 1948 United States presidential election was held. Incumbent Democrat Harry S. Truman defeated Republican Thomas E. Dewey in one of the most surprising results in American history, as almost every pre-election forecast indicated that Truman would be defeated. The Liaoshen Campaign ended in Communist victory. All of Manchuria fell to the ...
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