January 1 1st color newsreel filmed in Pasadena, California January 1 Bradman scores 132 in the 1st innings of the 3rd Test vs. India January 1 Britain nationalizes its railways January 1 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade effective January 1 Italy adopts constitution January 1 Orissa province accedes to India January 2 WNDT (now WNET) TV channel 13 in New York-Newark, New York (PBS) begins January 3 Bradman completes dual Test tons (132 and 127*) vs. India MCG January 4 Burma declares independence from UK January 7 U.S. president Truman raises taxes for Marshall-plan January 8 Queen Wilhelmina signs death sentence against Ans van Dijk for treason January 9 Walter Piston's 3rd Symphony in E, premieres in Boston January 10 "Call Me Mister" closes at National Theater New York City after 734 performances January 12 1st Supermarket in U.K. opens January 12 Mohandas Mahatma Gandhi begins his final fast January 12 U.S. Supreme Court decision (Sipuel vs. Oklahoma State Board of Regents) January 13 1st country music TV show, Midwestern Hayride, premieres on WLW Cin January 16 35 Haganah members are ambushed and killed in Gush Etzyon January 17 Netherlands and Indonesia agree to a cease fire January 17 Trial of 11 U.S. Communist party members begins in New York City January 18 1st courses begin at University of Ibadan, Nigeria January 18 Ted Mack's "Original Amateur Hour" begins, DuMont (later NBC/ABC/CBS) January 21 W Indies vs. England, Test debut Walcott, Weekes and Jim Laker January 22 Jim Laker takes 7-103 in his 1st Test Cricket innings vs. WI Barbados January 23 Bradman scores 201 in 272 minutes vs. India, 21 fours 1 six January 23 Huston's "Treasure of Sierra Madre" starring Humphrey Bogart opens January 23 Test debut of Neil Harvey, vs. India at Adelaide January 24 Australia all out 674 vs. India (Bradman 201, Hassett 198*) January 24 Dutch Liberal Party forms-People's party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) January 24 "Music in My Heart" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 124 performances January 26 Executive Order 9981, end segregation in U.S. Armed Forces signed January 27 1st locomotive to carry 1,000,000 pounds (450,000 kg) operates January 27 1st tape recorder sold January 29 Commissioner Happy Chandler fines the Yankees, Cubs, and Phillies $500 each for signing high school players January 29 "Look Ma, I'm Dancin'" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 188 performances January 30 5th Winter Olympic games open in St. Moritz, Switzerland January 31 J D Salinger's "A Perfect Day for Banana Fish" appears in NY January 31 Magnetic tape recorder developed by Wireway February 1 Federation Malaysia forms from 9 sultanates February 1 Palestine Post building in Jerusalem bombed February 2 President Truman urges congress to adopt a civil rights program February 3 Dick Button becomes 1st world figure skating champion from US February 4 Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) declares independence from UK February 5 Dick Button becomes 1st U.S. figure skating Olympic champion February 5 Gretchen Fraser becomes 1st U.S. woman Olympic slalom champion February 5 "Nature of Things" science show premieres on NBC prime time February 6 Bradman retires hurt, 57 in his last Test Cricket innings in Australia February 6 KNXT (now KCBS) TV channel 2 in Los Angeles, California (CBS) 1st broadcast February 7 "Cradle Will Rock" closes at Mansfield Theater New York City after 34 performances February 7 Omar Bradley succeeds Dwight Eisenhower as Army Chief of Staff February 8 5th Winter Olympic games close at St. Moritz, Switzerland February 9 WLWT TV channel 5 in Cincinnati, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting February 10 Greek General Markos' guerrilla army bombs Saloniki February 11 Billy Griffith scores cricket century on debut England vs. WI, out for 140 February 11 John Costello follows Eamon Da Valera as premier of Ireland February 11 Test Cricket debut of Frank Worrell, vs. England Port-of-Spain February 12 1st Lt. Nancy Leftenant becomes 1st black in army nursing corps February 13 Andy Ganteaume scores 112 for West Indies in only Test Cricket innings February 13 Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Lannoy and Baugniet of BEL February 13 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Richard Button USA February 13 Wright Flyer, 1st plane to fly, returns to U.S. from England February 15 Mao Zedong's army occupies Yenan February 16 1st newsreel telecast, "20th Century Fox-Movietone News" shown on NBC February 16 Miranda, famous moon of Uranus, photographed for 1st time February 20 Czechoslovakia's non-communist minister resigns February 22 Arabs bomb attack in Jerusalem, 50 die February 24 Communist Party seizes complete control of Czechoslovakia February 25 Communists seize Czechoslovakia/C Gottwald becomes premier February 29 Stern-group bomb Cairo-Haifa train, 27 British soldiers died March 5 Actor Eli Wallach marries actress Anne Jackson March 5 U.S. rocket flies record 4800 KPH to 126k height March 8 Supreme Court rules relg instructions in pub schools unconstitutional March 9 Provisionary Indonesian government installed in Batavia March 10 1st civilian to exceed speed of sound-Herb H Hoover, Edwards AFB Ca March 11 Jewish Agency of Jerusalem bombed March 11 Reginald Weit became the 1st black to play in the U.S. Tennis Open March 11 WBAL TV channel 11 in Baltimore, MD (CBS) begins broadcasting March 12 -5 degrees F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in March March 13 10th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Baylor 58-42 March 14 Freedom Train arrives in San Francisco March 15 Bradman scores 115 for the Australian cricket team vs. Western Australia March 15 Sir Laurence Olivier on the cover of LIFE magazine March 15 WCAU TV channel 10 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting March 18 France and Great Britain and Benelux sign Treaty of Brussels March 18 Philips begin experimental TV broadcasting March 19 Lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at MSG, New York City March 20 1st live televised musical Eugene Ormandy on CBS followed in 90 March 20 20th Academy Awards - "Gentleman's Agreement," L Young, R Colman win minutes by 2nd live televised musical Arturo Toscvanni on NBC March 21 "Stop the Music" with Bert Parks premieres on ABC radio March 23 John Cunningham sets world altitude record (54,492' (18,133 m)) March 28 2nd Tony Awards: Mister Roberts win March 29 Drachtster Boys soccer team forms in Drachten March 29 Yankees and Red Sox tie at 2-2 in 17, spring training game March 31 Congress passes Marshall Aid Act to rehabilitate war-torn Europe April 1 Big Bang theory proposed in Physical Review by Alpher, Bethe and Gamow April 1 H H H Johnson bowls WI to win vs. England 10-96 match on debut April 3 1st U.S. figure skating championships held April 3 Harry Truman signs Marshall Plan ($5B aid to 16 European countries) April 3 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Gretchen Merrill April 3 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button April 4 84-year-old Connie Mack challenges 78-year-old Clark Griffith to a race from home to 1st base; it ends in a tie April 5 WGN TV channel 9 in Chicago, Illinois (IND) begins broadcasting April 7 World Health Organization forms by U.N. April 8 Soen Nakagawa and Nyogen Senzaki (Zen teachers) meet in SF April 10 Jewish Hagana repels an Arab attack on Mishmar HaEmek April 11 12th Golf Masters Championship: Claude Harmon wins, shooting a 279 April 13 75 scientists ambushed on way to Mount Scopus April 14 A flash of light is observed in crater Plato on Moon April 14 New York City subway fares jump from 5 cents to 10 cents April 14 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games April 14 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak April 15 1st Jewish-Arab military battle, arabs defeated April 15 Indian territory of Himachal Pradesh created April 15 KCPX (now KTVX) TV channel 4 in Salt Lake City, UT (ABC) 1st broadcast April 16 Organization for European Economic Cooperation (EEC) forms in Paris April 18 International Court of Justice opens at Hague Netherlands April 19 52nd Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:31:02 April 19 ABC-TV network begins April 19 Chiang Kai-shek elected president of Nationalist China April 20 New York City hikes subway fare from 5 cents to 10 cents April 20 Walter P Reuther UAW President shot and wounded at his home in Detroit April 21 1st Polaroid camera was sold in US April 21 2nd NBA Championship: Baltimore Bullets beat Philadelphia Warriors, 4 games to 2 April 22 WTVR TV channel 6 in Richmond, Virginia (CBS) begins broadcasting April 23 KSTP TV channel 5 in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (ABC) 1st broadcast April 27 Arab legion attacks Gesher bridge on Jordan River April 29 Bradman scores 107 Australia vs. Worcs, 152 minutes, 15 fours April 30 "Inside USA" opens at Century Theater New York City for 339 performances April 30 Org of American States charter signed at Bogota, Colombia April 30 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak May 1 74th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Citation wins in 2:05.4 May 1 North Korean proclaims itself People's Democratic Republic of Korea May 1 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Auspicia quaedam May 3 Pulitzer prize awarded to James Michener and Tennessee Williams May 4 The Hague Court of Justice convicts Hans Rauter (SS) to the death May 5 1st air squadron of jets aboard a carrier May 5 Belgian government of Spaak resigns May 6 "Sally" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 36 performances May 7 Nazi collaborator V-Mann Antonius van de Waals sentence to death May 8 Bradman scores 146 Australia vs. Surrey, 174 minutes, 15 fours May 10 1st attack by Egyptian irregular forces at Kfar Darom Israel May 10 Winston Churchill visits The Hague May 11 Haganah takes control of Safed and port of Haifa May 11 Luigi Einaudi elected president of Italy May 12 Queen Wilhelmina resigns May 14 Israel declares independence from British administration May 14 Israeli Radio Station Kol Yisrael's 1st broadcast May 14 Jordan's Arab League captures Atarot, north of Jerusalem May 14 U.S. grants Israel de facto recognition May 14 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak May 14 WBEN (now WIVB) TV channel 4 in Buffalo, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting May 15 28 year old British Mandate over Palestine ends May 15 74th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Citation wins in 2:02.4 May 15 Australia scores 721 runs in one day vs. Essex, world record May 15 Bradman scores 187 Australia vs. Essex, 124 minutes, 33 fours 1 five May 15 Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabian troops attack Israel May 16 Botvinnik wins 5-player tournament to determine world chess champion May 16 CBS news correspondent George Polk's body is found in Greece May 16 Chaim Weizmann elected 1st president of Israel May 16 Egyptians enter the Gaza May 16 George Polk, CBS news correspondant, body found May 16 Israel issues its 1st postage stamps May 17 Israel liberates Acre, Nebi Yusha and Telel-Kadi May 17 Soviet Union recognized Israel May 18 Arab Legion captures fort on Mount Scopus May 18 "Ballet Ballads" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 62 performances May 18 Saudi Arabia joins invasion of Israel May 20 1st use of Israeli Air Force and 1st war victory, defeating Syrian army May 20 Cleveland Indians tie AL record of 18 walks (beat Red Sox 13-4) May 21 New York Yankees Joe Dimaggio hits for cycle (single, double, triple, home run) May 23 Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive home runs May 23 Ramat Rahel gateway to Jerusalem is repossessed by Israel May 24 Benjamin Brittens "Beggar's Opera," premieres in Cambridge May 25 30th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Norwood Hills CC St. Louis May 25 San Francisco receives its 1st telecast May 26 Entire Hagana-arm forces sworn-in as Israeli soldiers May 26 South Africa elects a nationalist government with apartheid policy May 27 Arabs blow up Jewish synagogue Hurvat Rabbi Yehudah he-Hasid May 27 Hank Greenberg buys an interest in the Cleveland Indians May 28 Iraq captures Ge'ulim settlement May 30 Schenectady Blue Jays Tom Lasorda strikes out 25 in 15-inning game May 31 Tommy Lasorda strikes out 25 Amsterdam Rugmakers (in 15 innings) June 1 Israel and Arabs agree to a cease fire June 3 200" (5.08 m) Hale telescope dedicated at Palomar Observatory June 3 Korczak Ziolkowski begins sculpture of Crazy Horse near Mount Rushmore June 3 "Sleepy Hallow" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 12 performances June 5 Phillies Richie Ashburn sets NL rookie consecut hitting streak at 23 June 7 Communist complete takeover of Czechoslovakia; President Bernes resigns June 7 KVP wins Dutch Second-Parliamentary election June 8 "Milton Berle Show" premieres on NBC TV June 8 "Sally" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 36 performances June 9 WBZ TV channel 4 in Boston, MA (NBC) begins broadcasting June 12 48th U.S. Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 276 at Riviera CC in LA June 12 80th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Citation wins in 2:28.2 June 12 Bradman scores 138 in 1st Test Cricket at Trent Bridge June 12 "Hold It!" closes at National Theater New York City after 46 performances June 12 "Sleepy Hallow" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 12 performances June 12 "William Tell Overture" by Spike Jones peaks at #6 June 13 Babe Ruth's final farewell at Yankee Stadium, he dies Aug 16th June 14 Klemens Gottwald becomes president of Czechoslovakia June 15 1st night game at Briggs Stadium: Detroit Tigers beat Philadelphia A's June 15 Bradman is out for a duck, but Australia win Test Cricket anyway June 15 WPIX TV channel 11 in New York City, New York (IND) begins broadcasting June 15 WTNH TV channel 8 in New Haven, CT (ABC) begins broadcasting June 17 Joe Cronin pinch hit home runs in both ends of a doubleheader June 18 American Library Association adopts Library Bill of Rights June 18 National Security Council authorizes covert operations for 1st time June 18 Phillies pitching great Robin Roberts debut, loses 2-0 to Pirates June 18 U.N. Commission on Human Rights adopts International Declaration of Human Rights June 19 Panama and Costa Rica recognize Israel June 19 U.S.S.R. blocks access road to West Berlin June 20 20 Jews killed when a bomb is thrown into Jewish quarter of Cairo June 20 Cleveland draws then record 82,781 for doubleheader June 20 Deutsche Mark introduced in West-Germany June 20 "Toast of the Town" hosted by Ed Sullivan premieres on CBS-TV June 21 1st stored computer program run, on Manchester Mark I June 21 33 1/3 RPM LP record introduced (DR Peter Goldmark-Columbia Records) June 21 Columbia commits to 33 1/3 rpm records, plans to phase out 78's as Dr. Peter Goldmark of CBS demonstrates "long playing record" June 21 Lord Mountbatten resigns as Governor-General of India June 21 Rhodes conference on Israeli-Arab war opens June 21 WNAC (now KNEV) TV channel 7 in Boston, MA (CBS) begins broadcasting June 24 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia nominates New York Governor Thomas Dewey June 24 Soviet Union begins Berlin Blockade June 25 Joe Louis KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 11 for heavyweight boxing title June 25 Truman signs Displaced Persons Bill (205,000 Europeans to U.S.) June 26 U.S. denounces Soviet blockade of Berlin June 28 U.S. and British airlift to West-Berlin begins June 30 Cleveland Indian Bob Lemon no-hits Detroit Tigers, 2-0 June 30 Last British armies leave Israel June 30 Transistor as a substitute for Radio tubes announced, Bell Labs July 1 Bradman scores 128 Australia vs. Surrey, 141 minutes, 15 fours July 1 Brooklyn's Roy Campanella debuts as catcher July 1 New York City subway fare goes to 10 cents, bus fare to 7 cents and combo fare at 12 cents July 2 62nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Falkenburg beats Bromwich (75 06 62 36 75) July 3 55th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Louise Brough beats Doris Hart (63 86) July 3 Kidnapper Caryl Chessman sentenced to death July 5 Britain's National Health Service Act begins July 7 6 female reservists become 1st women sworn into regular U.S. Navy July 7 Cleveland Indians sign Leroy "Satchel" Paige at 42 July 8 500th anniversary Russian orthodox church celebrated in Moscow July 9 Satchel Paige, 42, debuts in majors pitching 2 scoreless inn for Cleveland July 10 "Allegro" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 318 performances July 10 "Ballet Ballads" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 62 performances July 10 "Look Ma, I'm Dancin'" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 188 performances July 10 Lydda Airfield captured by Israeli army July 11 1st air bombing of Jerusalem July 12 1st jets to fly across Atlantic, 6 RAF de Havilland Vampires July 13 15th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-2 at Sportsman's Park, St. Louis July 14 Israel bombs Cairo July 15 Alcoholic Anonymous founded in Britain July 15 President Truman nominated for another term July 16 Eddie Sawyer replaces Ben Chapman in Philadelphia, New York Giants Leo Durocher replaces Mel Ott and Burt Shotton replaces Durocher as Dodger manager July 17 Israeli army captures Nazareth July 17 Proclamation of constitution of Republic of (South) Korea July 18 "Marinka" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 168 performances July 18 Pat Seerey of Chicago White Sox hits 4 home runs in a game July 19 French government of Schuman, resigns July 20 Lou Thesz beats Bill Longson, to become NWA wrestling champ July 20 Syngman Rhee elected president of South-Korea July 20 U.S. Communist Party chairman William Forster arrested July 21 WSPD TV channel 13 in Toledo, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting July 23 Progressive party convention nominates Henry Wallace for President July 24 4 Duluth Minnesota Dukes (St. Louis Cardinals Class C farm team) die in crash July 24 Soviets blockades Berlin from west July 26 1st black host of a network show-CBS' Bob Howard Show July 26 "Babe Ruth Story," premieres, Babe Ruth's last public appearance July 26 Leo Durocher returns to Ebbets Field as a New York Giant July 26 President Truman issues Executive Order No. 9981 directing "equality of treatment and opportunity" in armed forces July 27 Australia set 404 to win vs. England at Headingley July 27 Bradman's 29th and last Test Cricket century, part of winning 3-404 July 27 Otto Skorzeny escapes anti-nazi camp at Darmstadt July 28 I G Farben chemical plant explodes in Ludwigshafen, Germany, 182 die July 29 King George VI opens 14th modern Olympic games in London July 30 Emile Zatopek runs Olympic record (10K - 29:59.6) July 30 Professional wrestling premieres on prime-time network TV (DuMont) July 31 "Brigadoon" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 581 performances July 31 President Truman dedicates Idlewild Field (Kennedy Airport), New York August 3 Cleveland's Satchel Paige make his 1st start and goes 7 innings August 3 Franklin D. Roosevelt advisor Alger Hiss accused to be a "communist" August 4 5 day southern filibuster succeeds in maintaining poll tax August 5 Cleveland Indians set club record for most double plays in a game (6) August 6 Bob Mathias, U.S., wins decathlon at London Olympics August 6 Dreesgovt (KVP/Social Democratics/CHU/Liberal) forms August 6 Fanny Blankers-Koen (Netherlands) is 1st women to win 3 golds at Olympics August 7 1st Dutch government of Beel resigns August 7 Delfo Cabrera wins 11th Olympic marathon (2:34:51.6) August 8 "Hold It!" opens at National Theater New York City for 46 performances August 10 ABC enters network TV at 7 PM (WJZ, New York) August 10 Allen Funt's "Candid Camera" TV debut on ABC August 10 Bradman scores 133* Australia vs. Lancashire, 216 minutes, 17 fours August 10 WABC TV channel 7 in New York, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting August 11 Summer Olympics opens in London August 12 Cleveland Indians get 29 hits in a 9 inning game August 13 Satchel Paige at 42, pitches his 1st major league complete game August 14 14th Olympic games close at London, Great Britain August 14 Bradman's last Test Cricket innings August 14 England all out for 52 vs. Australia at Cricket Oval August 15 3rd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson Zaharias August 15 Republic of Korea (South Korea) proclaimed (National Day) August 16 Arabs blow up Latrun pumping station in Jerusalem August 16 Israeli pound becomes legal tender August 17 Alger Hiss denies ever being a Communist agent August 17 Phillies commit 8 errors in a game August 17 Tom Henrich hits his then record tying 4th grand slam of season August 20 15th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Cards 28, All-Stars 0 (101,220) August 20 U.S. expels Soviet Consul General in New York, Jacob Lomakin August 21 Indians 47-inning scoreless streak broken by White Sox Aaron Robinson August 23 Earl Bernadotte asks aid for fugitives to Palestine August 23 World Council of Churches formed by 147 churches from 44 countries August 25 Bradman scores 150 in 212 minutes in his last innings at Lord's August 27 102 degrees F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in August August 31 Queen Wilhelmina celebrates 50th jubilee September 1 Bradman scores 143 Australia vs. South of England, 17 fours 1 six September 1 Communist form North China People's Republic September 1 U.N.'s World Health Organization forms September 3 W Gomulka deposed as general secretary of Polish Worker's party September 4 "Angel in the Wings" closes at Coronet Theater New York City after 308 performances September 4 Queen Wilhelmina abdicates Dutch throne September 6 37th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (5-0) September 6 Juliana becomes queen of Netherlands September 7 1st use of synthetic rubber in asphaltic concrete, Akron, Ohio September 8 British De Havilland 08-fighter flies faster than sound September 9 Bkln Dodger Rex Barney no-hits New York Giants, 2-0 September 9 "Hilarities (of 1949)" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 14 performances September 9 People's Democratic Republic of Korea proclaimed September 10 Bijz Criminal division sentences war criminal Jacob Folks to life September 10 Bradman scores 153 in his last 1st-class cricket innings in England September 13 Margaret Chase Smith (R-Me) elected senator, 1st woman to serve in both houses of Congress September 14 Gerald Ford upsets Rep Bartel J Jonkman in Michigan 5th Dist Representative primary September 14 Ground breaking ceremony for United Nations world headquarters September 14 Milton Berle starts his TV career on Texaco Star Theater September 15 F-86 Sabre sets world aircraft speed record of 1080 kph September 15 "Small Wonder" opens at Coronet Theater New York City for 134 performances September 15 WHN-AM in New York City changes call letters to WMGM September 16 "Heaven on Earth" opens at Century Theater New York City for 12 performances September 17 KCOP TV channel 13 in Los Angeles/Hollywood, California (IND) begins September 17 WLS TV channel 7 in Chicago, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting September 18 Communist Madiun-uprising in Dutch Indies (Muso/Sjarifudin) September 18 "Hilarities (of 1949)" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 14 performances September 18 Ralph J. Bunche confirmed as acting United Nations mediator in Palestine September 19 62nd U.S. Womens Tennis: M Osborne duPont beats A L Brough (46 64 15-13) September 19 68th U.S. Mens Tennis: "Pancho" Gonzales beats E Sturgess (62 63 14-12) September 19 Richard A Gonzales wins U.S. Tennis Open September 20 "Magdalena" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 48 performances September 20 Mexican Baseball league disbanded September 21 "Texaco Star Theater" with Milton Berle premieres on NBC-TV September 23 Braves clinch NL pennant September 24 Mildred Gillars (Axis Sally) pleads innocent in Washington D.C. September 24 Yankees, Boston and Cleveland are tied for 1st place in AL (91-56) September 25 "Heaven on Earth" closes at Century Theater New York City after 12 performances September 26 Boston Braves win 1st NL championship since 1914 September 27 "Carib Song" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 36 performances September 28 WBAP-TV, (NBC affiliate) Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting September 29 Laurence Olivier's "Hamlet" opens at Park Avenue Cinema September 29 WBAP (now KXAS) TV channel 5 in Fort Worth-Dallas, Texas (NBC) begins September 29 WSB TV channel 2 in Atlanta, Georgia (ABC) begins broadcasting October 1 California Supreme Court voids state statue banning interracial marriages October 1 Radio Denmark begins transmitting October 2 "Finian's Rainbow" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 725 performances October 3 Columbia U reports discovery of uranium in Belgian Congo October 3 NFL becomes 1st sport televised as sport of week October 4 Indians beat Red Sox, 8-0, in 1st AL playoff game October 4 World Council of Churches forms under W Fisherman It Hooft October 6 KHJ TV channel 9 in Los Angeles, California (IND) begins broadcasting October 6 "Polonaise" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 113 performances October 9 WXYZ TV channel 7 in Detroit, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting October 10 Then record 86,288 see game 5 of World Series in Cleveland October 11 Cleveland Indians beat Boston Braves, 4 games to 2 in 45th World Series October 11 "Love Life" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 252 performances October 11 "Where's Chartev?" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 792 performances October 12 Casey Stengel takes over as Yankee manager October 14 Batavia lieutenant governor general Of Mook dismissed October 14 Large scale fighting between Israel and Egypt October 15 China's Red army occupies Chinchov October 16 Demonstration by Moscow Jews honoring Israeli ambassador Golda Meir October 16 "Red Mill" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 831 performances October 18 Operation 10 Plagues - Israeli offensive against Egyptian army October 19 "My Romance" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 95 performances October 21 Beersheba liberated by Israeli army October 21 Dutch Constellation crashes at Prestwick Scotland (40 murder) October 21 Facsimile high-speed radio transmission demonstrated (Washington D.C.) October 21 U.N. reject Russian proposal to destroy atomic weapons October 22 Egyptian flagship King Farouk sunk by Israel October 24 Bernard M. Baruch introduces term "Cold War" October 24 Francis Poulenc's "Sinfonietta," premieres October 24 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical In Multiplicibus Curis October 24 WJBK TV channel 2 in Detroit, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting October 25 Special Council of Annulment convicts F. Weinreb for collaboration October 27 Albert Camus' "L'etat de Siege," premieres in Paris October 27 Israel recaptures Nizzanim in Negev October 28 Flag of Israel is adopted October 29 Israeli forces liberate Meron and Gush-Halev October 30 20 die and 6,000 made ill by smog in Donora Pennsylvania October 30 Operation Hiram: Israelis take control of Galilee November 1 Mao's Red army conquerors Mukden, Manchuria November 1 President Truman re-elected in an upset over Republican Thomas Dewey November 2 Truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters and newspapers November 2 WJZ TV channel 13 in Baltimore, MD (ABC) begins broadcasting November 3 2nd NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-1 at Chicago November 3 Chicago Tribune reports: "Dewey beats Truman" November 4 T. S. Eliot wins Nobel Prize for literature November 12 Japanese premier Hideki Tojo sentenced to death by war crimes tribunal November 13 "As the Girls Go" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 420 performances November 15 William Lyon Mackenzie King retires as Prime Minister of Canada November 16 Operation Magic Carpet - 1st plane from Yemen carrying Jews to Israel November 17 Britain's House of Commons votes to nationalize steel industry November 19 Belgian government of Spaak, forms November 20 U.S. balloon reaches height of 42.7 km (record) November 23 Dr. Frank G Back (New York City) patents lens to provide zoom effects November 24 Ireland votes for independence from UK November 24 WAVE TV channel 3 in Louisville, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting November 25 Ft. Funston's 16-inch coastal guns removed November 25 KING TV channel 5 in Seattle, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting November 26 Belgian government of Spaak, resigns November 27 36th CFL Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 12-7 November 27 Honda 1st opens in America November 28 1st Polaroid camera sold November 28 "Hopalong Cassidy" premieres on TV November 29 1st opera to be televised, "Othello," broadcast from the Met (New York City) November 29 KOB TV channel 4 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (NBC) begins broadcasting November 29 "Kukla, Fran, and Ollie" debuted on NBC November 30 Player-manager Lou Boudreau is selected AL MVP November 30 Soviets set up a separate municipal government in East Berlin December 1 Arabic Congress names Abdullah of Trans Jordan, King of Palestine December 1 Piet Roozenburg becomes world champion checker player December 2 Stan Musial is picked NL MVP December 3 1st U.S. woman army officer not in medical corps sworn-in December 3 Bradman scores his last century, 123 in his own testimonial December 3 Chinese refugee ship "Kiangya" explodes in E China Sea, killing 1,100 December 3 "Pumpkin Papers" come to light (claimed to be from Alger Hiss) December 4 "Magdalena" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 48 performances December 4 SS Kiangya hits mine in Whangpoo River China, sinks killing 2,750 die December 5 New York Giant Charley Conerly sets NFL record of 36 pass completions December 8 14th Heisman Trophy Award: Doak Walker, SMU (HB) December 8 Jordan annexs Arabic Palestine December 8 "Marinka" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 168 performances December 9 U.N. General Assembly unanimously approves Convention on Genocide December 10 U.N. General Assembly adopts Universal Declaration of Human Rights December 11 WHEN (now WTVH) TV channel 5 in Syracuse, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting December 11 WMC TV channel 5 in Memphis, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting December 15 Former state department official Alger Hiss indicted in New York City for perjury December 16 "Lend an Ear" opens at National Theater New York City for 460 performances December 18 Indonesia begins it's 2nd political election December 18 WDSU TV channel 6 in New Orleans, Louisiana (NBC) begins broadcasting December 19 2nd political action of Java/Sumatra December 19 8th largest snowfall in New York City history (15.3") December 19 Cleveland Browns beats Buffalo Bills 49-7 in AAFC championship game December 19 Philadelphia Eagles shutout Chicago Cards 7-0 in NFL championship game December 20 Second Chamber accept 2nd Police Action in Indonesia December 21 O'Neil Place in the Bronx erronously renamed O'Neill Place December 21 State of Eire, formerly Irish Free State, declares its independence December 22 KPIX TV channel 5 in San Francisco, California (CBS) begins broadcasting December 24 1st U.S. house completely sunheated is occupied (Dover Massachusetts) December 24 Greek government disbands due to state of war, press censorship December 26 Hungarian cardinal Mindszenty arrested December 28 Israeli Defence Forces crosses Egyptian border December 28 Middel-Java as a whole in Dutch hands December 28 U.S. announced a study to launch an Earth satellite December 29 Canada recognizes Israel December 29 U.S. State Department announces work on placing objects into Earth orbit December 30 "Kiss Me, Kate" opens at New Century Theater New York City for 1077 performances December 31 Dutch police actions up Java gone on strike
