1876) * Charles Evans Hughes, 11th Chief Justice of the United States, 1916 Republican presidential candidate (b.
President Truman signs Executive Order 9981, ending racial segregation in the United States Armed Forces. July 28 – Around 200 die in explosion at a chemical plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany. July 29 – The 1948 Summer Olympics begin in London, the first since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. July 31 * At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed John F.
Truman issues the second peacetime military draft in the United States, amid increasing tensions with the Soviet Union (the first peacetime draft occurred in 1940 under President Roosevelt) * Eugene Dennis, William Z.
Congress recesses for the remainder of 1948, after an overtime session closes at 7:00 a.m.
President Truman signs Executive Order 9981, ending racial segregation in the United States Armed Forces. July 28 – Around 200 die in explosion at a chemical plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany. July 29 – The 1948 Summer Olympics begin in London, the first since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. July 31 * At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed John F.
O'Kelly, until 1960. February 19 – The Conference of Youth and Students of Southeast Asia Fighting for Freedom and Independence convenes in Calcutta. February 21 – The United States stock car racing organization NASCAR is founded by Bill France, Sr.
in Space Shuttle Challenger disaster 1986) September 3 * Don Brewer, American drummer (Grand Funk Railroad) * Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian president (d.
2018) * Bud Cort, American actor (Harold and Maude) March 30 – Eddie Jordan, Irish founder of Jordan Grand Prix March 31 * Al Gore, 45th Vice President of the United States, 2000 Democratic nominee for president, environmentalist * Rhea Perlman, American actress (Cheers) ===April=== April 1 – Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican singer, actor April 2 * Bob Lienhard, American basketball player (d.
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