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  • Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 1, 1948
    Malcolm X

    Prayer to God

    Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 1, 1948

    In late 1948, Little wrote to Elijah Muhammad, the leader of the Nation of Islam. Muhammad advised him to renounce his past, humbly bow in prayer to God, and promise never to engage in destructive behavior again.




  • Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    1948
    Martin Luther King

    Graduation

    Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    1948

    In 1948, King graduated at the age of 19 from Morehouse with a B.A. in sociology.




  • U.S.
    1948
    Howard Hughes: The Aviator

    the Hughes Aerospace Group

    U.S.
    1948

    In 1948, Hughes created a new division of the company: the Hughes Aerospace Group. The Hughes Space and Communications Group and the Hughes Space Systems Division were later spun off in 1948 to form their own divisions and ultimately became the Hughes Space and Communications Company in 1961. In 1953, Howard Hughes gave all his stock in the Hughes Aircraft Company to the newly formed Howard Hughes Medical Institute, there by turning the aerospace and defense contractor into a tax-exempt charitable organization.




  • Hollywood, Los Angeles, U.S.
    1948
    Howard Hughes: The Aviator

    Hughes gained control of RKO

    Hollywood, Los Angeles, U.S.
    1948

    In 1948, Hughes gained control of RKO, a struggling major Hollywood studio, by acquiring the 929,000 shares owned by Floyd Odlum's Atlas Corporation, for $8,825,000. Within weeks of acquiring the studio, Hughes dismissed 700 employees. Production dwindled to 9 pictures that the first year Hughes was in control, while before, RKO averaged 30 per year.




  • New York City, New York, U.S.
    1948
    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Eisenhower became President of Columbia University

    New York City, New York, U.S.
    1948

    In 1948, Eisenhower became President of Columbia University, an Ivy League university in New York City, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.




  • U.S.
    1948
    Cameras

    The instant Camera

    U.S.
    1948

    While conventional cameras were becoming more refined and sophisticated, an entirely new type of camera appeared on the market in 1948. This was the Polaroid Model 95, the world's first viable instant-picture camera. Known as a Land Camera after its inventor, Edwin Land, the Model 95 used a patented chemical process to produce finished positive prints from the exposed negatives in under a minute. The Land Camera caught on despite its relatively high price and the Polaroid lineup had expanded to dozens of models by the 1960s. The first Polaroid camera aimed at the popular market, the Model 20 Swinger of 1965, was a huge success and remains one of the top-selling cameras of all time.




  • Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
    Friday Jan 30, 1948
    The Wright brothers

    Orville's Death

    Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
    Friday Jan 30, 1948

    Orville died on January 30, 1948.


  • U.S.
    1948
    Internet

    Fundamental theoretical work in data transmission and information theory was developed

    U.S.
    1948

    Fundamental theoretical work in data transmission and information theory was developed by Claude Shannon, Harry Nyquist, and Ralph Hartley in the early 20th century. Information theory, as enunciated by Shannon in 1948, provided a firm theoretical underpinning to understand the trade-offs between signal-to-noise ratio, bandwidth, and error-free transmission in the presence of noise, in telecommunications technology.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Monday Mar 1, 1948
    Marilyn Monroe

    2nd contract

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Monday Mar 1, 1948

    She became a friend and occasional sex partner of Fox executive Joseph M. Schenck, who persuaded his friend Harry Cohn, the head executive of Columbia Pictures, to sign her in March 1948.


  • U.S.
    Friday May 14, 1948
    Harry S. Truman

    State of Israel recognization

    U.S.
    Friday May 14, 1948

    Truman recognized the State of Israel on May 14, 1948, eleven minutes after it declared itself a nation.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday May 19, 1948
    Richard Nixon

    Nixon's first significant victory in Congress

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday May 19, 1948

    By May 1948, Nixon had co-sponsored a "Mundt-Nixon Bill" to implement "a new approach to the complicated problem of internal communist subversion... It provided for registration of all Communist Party members and required a statement of the source of all printed and broadcast material issued by organizations that were found to be Communist fronts." He served as floor manager for the Republican Party. On May 19, 1948, the bill passed the House by 319 to 58 but failed to pass the Senate.


  • New York City, New York, U.S.
    Tuesday Sep 14, 1948
    United Nations

    Headquarters

    New York City, New York, U.S.
    Tuesday Sep 14, 1948

    The General Assembly selected New York City as the site for the headquarters of the UN, construction began on 14 September 1948 and the facility was completed on 9 October 1952. Its site—like UN headquarters buildings in Geneva, Vienna, and Nairobi—is designated as international territory. The Norwegian Foreign Minister, Trygve Lie, was elected as the first UN Secretary-General.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 2, 1948
    Harry S. Truman

    The 1948 United States presidential elections

    U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 2, 1948

    The 1948 United States presidential election was the 41st quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1948. Incumbent President Harry S. Truman, the Democratic nominee, defeated Republican Governor Thomas E. Dewey. Truman's victory is considered to be one of the greatest election upsets in American history.


  • San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 2, 1948
    Richard Nixon

    Nixon Was Comfortably reelected

    San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 2, 1948

    In 1948, Nixon successfully cross-filed as a candidate in his district, winning both major party primaries. and was comfortably reelected.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 23, 1948
    The Wright brothers

    One dollar agreement

    U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 23, 1948

    On November 23, 1948, the executors of Orville's estate signed an agreement for the Smithsonian to purchase the Flyer for one dollar. At the insistence of the executors, the agreement also included strict conditions for display of the airplane.


  • U.S.
    1948
    W. E. B. Du Bois

    Du Bois resigned from the NAACP for the second time

    U.S.
    1948

    Du Bois's association with prominent communists made him a liability for the NAACP, especially since the FBI was starting to aggressively investigate communist sympathizers; so – by mutual agreement – he resigned from the NAACP for the second time in late 1948.


  • U.S.
    Thursday Dec 30, 1948
    Marilyn Monroe

    First Starring Role

    U.S.
    Thursday Dec 30, 1948

    Her only film at the studio (Columbia Pictures) was the low-budget musical Ladies of the Chorus (1948), in which she had her first starring role as a chorus girl who is courted by a wealthy man, but her contract was not renewed in September 1948. Ladies of the Chorus was released the following month but was not a success.


  • Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 1, 1948
    Malcolm X

    Prayer to God

    Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Thursday Jan 1, 1948

    In late 1948, Little wrote to Elijah Muhammad, the leader of the Nation of Islam. Muhammad advised him to renounce his past, humbly bow in prayer to God, and promise never to engage in destructive behavior again.


  • Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    1948
    Martin Luther King

    Graduation

    Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    1948

    In 1948, King graduated at the age of 19 from Morehouse with a B.A. in sociology.


  • U.S.
    1948
    Howard Hughes: The Aviator

    the Hughes Aerospace Group

    U.S.
    1948

    In 1948, Hughes created a new division of the company: the Hughes Aerospace Group. The Hughes Space and Communications Group and the Hughes Space Systems Division were later spun off in 1948 to form their own divisions and ultimately became the Hughes Space and Communications Company in 1961. In 1953, Howard Hughes gave all his stock in the Hughes Aircraft Company to the newly formed Howard Hughes Medical Institute, there by turning the aerospace and defense contractor into a tax-exempt charitable organization.


  • Hollywood, Los Angeles, U.S.
    1948
    Howard Hughes: The Aviator

    Hughes gained control of RKO

    Hollywood, Los Angeles, U.S.
    1948

    In 1948, Hughes gained control of RKO, a struggling major Hollywood studio, by acquiring the 929,000 shares owned by Floyd Odlum's Atlas Corporation, for $8,825,000. Within weeks of acquiring the studio, Hughes dismissed 700 employees. Production dwindled to 9 pictures that the first year Hughes was in control, while before, RKO averaged 30 per year.


  • New York City, New York, U.S.
    1948
    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Eisenhower became President of Columbia University

    New York City, New York, U.S.
    1948

    In 1948, Eisenhower became President of Columbia University, an Ivy League university in New York City, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.


  • U.S.
    1948
    Cameras

    The instant Camera

    U.S.
    1948

    While conventional cameras were becoming more refined and sophisticated, an entirely new type of camera appeared on the market in 1948. This was the Polaroid Model 95, the world's first viable instant-picture camera. Known as a Land Camera after its inventor, Edwin Land, the Model 95 used a patented chemical process to produce finished positive prints from the exposed negatives in under a minute. The Land Camera caught on despite its relatively high price and the Polaroid lineup had expanded to dozens of models by the 1960s. The first Polaroid camera aimed at the popular market, the Model 20 Swinger of 1965, was a huge success and remains one of the top-selling cameras of all time.


  • Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
    Friday Jan 30, 1948
    The Wright brothers

    Orville's Death

    Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
    Friday Jan 30, 1948

    Orville died on January 30, 1948.


  • U.S.
    1948
    Internet

    Fundamental theoretical work in data transmission and information theory was developed

    U.S.
    1948

    Fundamental theoretical work in data transmission and information theory was developed by Claude Shannon, Harry Nyquist, and Ralph Hartley in the early 20th century. Information theory, as enunciated by Shannon in 1948, provided a firm theoretical underpinning to understand the trade-offs between signal-to-noise ratio, bandwidth, and error-free transmission in the presence of noise, in telecommunications technology.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Monday Mar 1, 1948
    Marilyn Monroe

    2nd contract

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Monday Mar 1, 1948

    She became a friend and occasional sex partner of Fox executive Joseph M. Schenck, who persuaded his friend Harry Cohn, the head executive of Columbia Pictures, to sign her in March 1948.


  • U.S.
    Friday May 14, 1948
    Harry S. Truman

    State of Israel recognization

    U.S.
    Friday May 14, 1948

    Truman recognized the State of Israel on May 14, 1948, eleven minutes after it declared itself a nation.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday May 19, 1948
    Richard Nixon

    Nixon's first significant victory in Congress

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday May 19, 1948

    By May 1948, Nixon had co-sponsored a "Mundt-Nixon Bill" to implement "a new approach to the complicated problem of internal communist subversion... It provided for registration of all Communist Party members and required a statement of the source of all printed and broadcast material issued by organizations that were found to be Communist fronts." He served as floor manager for the Republican Party. On May 19, 1948, the bill passed the House by 319 to 58 but failed to pass the Senate.


  • New York City, New York, U.S.
    Tuesday Sep 14, 1948
    United Nations

    Headquarters

    New York City, New York, U.S.
    Tuesday Sep 14, 1948

    The General Assembly selected New York City as the site for the headquarters of the UN, construction began on 14 September 1948 and the facility was completed on 9 October 1952. Its site—like UN headquarters buildings in Geneva, Vienna, and Nairobi—is designated as international territory. The Norwegian Foreign Minister, Trygve Lie, was elected as the first UN Secretary-General.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 2, 1948
    Harry S. Truman

    The 1948 United States presidential elections

    U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 2, 1948

    The 1948 United States presidential election was the 41st quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1948. Incumbent President Harry S. Truman, the Democratic nominee, defeated Republican Governor Thomas E. Dewey. Truman's victory is considered to be one of the greatest election upsets in American history.


  • San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 2, 1948
    Richard Nixon

    Nixon Was Comfortably reelected

    San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 2, 1948

    In 1948, Nixon successfully cross-filed as a candidate in his district, winning both major party primaries. and was comfortably reelected.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 23, 1948
    The Wright brothers

    One dollar agreement

    U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 23, 1948

    On November 23, 1948, the executors of Orville's estate signed an agreement for the Smithsonian to purchase the Flyer for one dollar. At the insistence of the executors, the agreement also included strict conditions for display of the airplane.


  • U.S.
    1948
    W. E. B. Du Bois

    Du Bois resigned from the NAACP for the second time

    U.S.
    1948

    Du Bois's association with prominent communists made him a liability for the NAACP, especially since the FBI was starting to aggressively investigate communist sympathizers; so – by mutual agreement – he resigned from the NAACP for the second time in late 1948.


  • U.S.
    Thursday Dec 30, 1948
    Marilyn Monroe

    First Starring Role

    U.S.
    Thursday Dec 30, 1948

    Her only film at the studio (Columbia Pictures) was the low-budget musical Ladies of the Chorus (1948), in which she had her first starring role as a chorus girl who is courted by a wealthy man, but her contract was not renewed in September 1948. Ladies of the Chorus was released the following month but was not a success.


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