Year of record

1948

7 verified events recorded in 1948.

7 events From Jan 27, 1948 To Aug 3, 1948 Open in filter view →
DateEventLanesStatus
1948-08-03Alger Hiss Testifies Before HUAC as Whittaker Chambers Accuses Him of Espionage 3 src
Richard Nixon · House Un-American Activities Committee
confirmed
1948-07-26Executive Order 9981 Desegregates U.S. Military - Truman Repudiates 170 Years of Discrimination 3 src
Harry S. Truman
confirmed
1948-07-17Dixiecrat Revolt - Strom Thurmond Leads Segregationist Walkout After Democratic Civil Rights Platform 3 src
Strom Thurmond · Democratic Party
confirmed
1948-06-17Robert Moses Begins Cross-Bronx Expressway: Deliberate Destruction of Stable Communities to Build Car Infrastructure 3 src confirmed
1948-05-03Supreme Court Rules Racially Restrictive Housing Covenants Unenforceable 3 src
U.S. Supreme Court · Fred Vinson · NAACP Legal Defense Fund
confirmed
1948-04-03Marshall Plan Begins - $13 Billion Aid Program Benefits American Exporters and Defense Industry 3 src
Harry S. Truman · U.S. Congress
confirmed
1948-01-27Smith-Mundt Act Authorizes State Department Propaganda Apparatus - Voice of America Expands 3 src
Harry S. Truman · U.S. Congress · State Department · Voice of America
 confirmed