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  1. United Nations

    Universal Declaration of Human Rights

    Friday Dec 10, 1948Paris, France

    In 1948, the General Assembly adopted a Universal Declaration of Human Rights, drafted by a committee headed by American diplomat and activist Eleanor Roosevelt, and including the French lawyer René Cassin. The document proclaims basic civil, political, and economic rights common to all human beings, though its effectiveness towards achieving these ends has been disputed since its drafting.

  2. Prince Charles

    Baptism

    Wednesday Dec 15, 1948Buckingham Palace, London, England

    He was baptised in the palace's Music Room by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Geoffrey Fisher, on 15 December 1948.

  3. Marilyn Monroe

    First Starring Role

    Thursday Dec 30, 1948U.S.

    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.

  4. United Nations

    Universal Declaration of Human Rights

    Friday Dec 10, 1948Paris, France

    In 1948, the General Assembly adopted a Universal Declaration of Human Rights, drafted by a committee headed by American diplomat and activist Eleanor Roosevelt, and including the French lawyer René Cassin. The document proclaims basic civil, political, and economic rights common to all human beings, though its effectiveness towards achieving these ends has been disputed since its drafting.

  5. Prince Charles

    Baptism

    Wednesday Dec 15, 1948Buckingham Palace, London, England

    He was baptised in the palace's Music Room by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Geoffrey Fisher, on 15 December 1948.

  6. Marilyn Monroe

    First Starring Role

    Thursday Dec 30, 1948U.S.

    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.