July 1948
month of 1948
The following events occurred in July 1948:
July 1, 1948 (Thursday)
Soviet representatives withdrew from the Allied Kommandatura in Berlin, ending the last vestige of co-operation between the four powers in Germany.
US President Harry S. Truman signed a Republican-sponsored housing bill, but criticized it as "slipshod" for failing to provide any public housing or slum clearance.
Idlewild International Airport (known today as John F. Kennedy International Airport) opened in Queens, New York.
A law banning pinball machines and other "gaming devices" went into effect in New York City, one day after Mayor William O'Dwyer signed the measure to prohibit them after a brief public hearing. The machines had been associated with gambling and organized crime, despite some on the council maintaining that they were merely harmless amusements. The ban would remain in effect until 1976.
Born: Ever Hugo Almeida, footballer, in Salto, Uruguay; John Ford, singer-songwriter, in Fulham, London, England; Michael McGimpsey, politician, in Donaghadee, Ireland
Died: Charles Herrold, 62, American inventor and pioneer radio broadcaster
July 2, 1948 (Friday)
Two days of parliamentary elections concluded in Finland. The Agrarian League gained seven seats to become the largest party by two seats over the Social Democratic Party.
Bob Falkenburg of the United States defeated John Bromwich of Australia in the Gentlemen's Singles Final at Wimbledon.
Born: Saul Rubinek, actor and filmmaker, in Föhrenwald displaced persons camp, Germany
July 3, 1948 (Saturday)
President Truman signed the Agricultural Act of 1948 into law.
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