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1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar).
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January
January 22 - British foreign secretaryBevin - helds a speach proposing the formation of a Western Union between Britain, France and the Benelux countries to stand up against The Soviet Union. The Treaty of Bruxells is signed March 17 as a consequence, a predecessor to NATO.
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February
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March
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April
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May
May 2 - Hour of Charm's last broadcast.
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June
June 16 - Communist guerillas kill three rubber planters in Malaya.
June 16 - Three armed men hijack Cathay Pacific passenger plane Miss Macao and shoot the pilot. The plane crashes - one of 27 survives
June 20 - U.S.Congress: Commencement of Congressional Recess for the remainder of 1948 after an overtime session closed on this Saturday at 0700 D.C. time (to be shortly interrupted by Truman's recall from Congressional recess for July 20, 1948).
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July
July 24- Marvin The Martain makes his debut in haredevil Hare
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August
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September
September 12 - Invasion of the State of Hyderabad by the Indian Army on the day after the Pakistani leader Jinnah's death to limit damage control. It lead to genocide of nearly 40,000 Hyderabadi Muslims by the Indian Army and Hindu mobs.
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October
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November
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December
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Undated
Literature In the spring, playwright Arthur Miller writes "Death of a Salesman." He completes Act I in less than a day. Act II and the Requiem are completed in the next six weeks. He writes his new play in a small, freshly built studio that he constructed himself on his property in Roxbury, CT.
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Unknown date
a Slovak city's name was changed from Gúta to Kolárovo
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January
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January - March
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Nobel prizes
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