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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Pig in Chinese astrology.
– Cold War: in an effort to fight the spread of Communism, U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs an act into law that will later be called the Truman Doctrine. The act grants $400 million in military and economic aid to Turkey and Greece, each battling an internal Communist movement.
– Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe.
– The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published.
– The Philippine Air Force is established.
– Larry Doby signs a contract with the Cleveland Indians baseball team, becoming the first black player in the American League. (Jackie Robinson had broken the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League 11 weeks earlier.)
– The F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.
– Meet the Press makes its television debut (the show went to a weekly schedule on September 12, 1948).
– George VI of the United Kingdom creates Philip Mountbatten the Duke of Edinburgh in preparation for his wedding to George’s elder daughter, Princess Elizabeth, the next day.
– 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins on this day, leading up to the creation of the state of Israel.
Who Were Born On ?
– John Lees, English Musician
– David Byron, English singer (Uriah Heep) (d. 1985)
– Jona Lewie, English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
– Alain Connes, French mathematician
– Kathy Acker, American author (d. 1997)
– Mick Fleetwood, English drummer (Fleetwood Mac)
– Torsten Palm, Swedish racing driver
– Dick Harmon, American golf instructor (d. 2006)
– Steve Gerber, American comics writer (d. 2008)
– Don Adams, American basketball player