Historical Events
- WBAP-TV, (NBC affiliate) Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting
Famous Deaths
- E. J. Ratcliffe, English stage and screen actor, dies at 85
- Gregg Toland, cinematographer, dies at 44
What Happened in 1948
Ship that Changed the Face of Britain
Britain was on its knees after the Second World War, its economy and infrastructure in tatters. For help the Mother Country turned to the Commonwealth.
May 27, 1948The Berlin Candy Bombers
Children in Berlin await US aircraft dropping candy over the city during the Berlin Airlift in 1948
June 24, 1948
