World news events

• Mahatma Gandhi assassinated in India
• House Un-American Activities Committee accuses Alger Hiss of spying for the Soviet Union
• Communists seize power in Czechoslovakia
• U.S. Congress ratifies Marshall Plan, approving $17 billion in European aid
• State of Israel created; admits over 200,000 European war refugees
• Soviet Union seals off land routes to Berlin; West responds with massive airlift of provisions
• President Harry S Truman re-elected in upset over Thomas E. Dewey
• President Truman integrates the U.S. Armed Forces

Science & Technology

• Alfred Kinsey's Sexual Behavior in the Human Male is the first large-scale study of individuals' sexual habits, with stunning revelations about infidelity, homosexuality and other issues
• U.S. government conducts extensive missile tests in New Mexico desert
• 200-inch telescope at Mount Palomar begins operation
• Cortisone introduced as an arthritis treatment
• "Big bang" theory of the universe's origin postulated
• Orville Wright dies

Sports

• NBA: Baltimore Bullets vs. Philadelphia Warriors Series: 4-2
• NCAA Football: Michigan Record: 9-0-0
• Heisman Trophy: Doak Walker, SMU HB Points: 778
• Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings Series: 4-0
• US Open Golf: Ben Hogan Score: 276 Course: Rivera CC Location: Los Angeles, CA
• World Series: Cleveland Indians vs. Boston Braves Series: 4-2
• Olympics held in London
• "Citation" wins Preakness, Belmont and Kentucky Derby
• Boxer Joe Louis retires
• Babe Ruth dies

Movies

• The Road to Rio
• Easter Parade
• Red River
• The Three Musketeers
•  Jonny Belinda
• Cass Timberlane
• The Emperor Waltz
• Gentleman's Agreement
• Date with Judy
• Captain from Castile

         Academy Awards

• Best Picture: "Hamlet"
• Best Director: John Huston ... "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre"
• Best Actor: Laurence Oliver ... "Hamlet"
• Best Actress: Jane Wyman ... "Johnny Belinda"

Music

1. I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover - Art Mooney
2. Bumble Boogie - Freddy Martin
3. Buttons and Bows - Dinah Shore
4. Good Rockin' Tonight - Wynonie Harris
5. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Les Brown
6. I Can't Go On Without You - Bull Moose Jackson and his Buffalo Bearcats
7. Twelfth Street Rag - Pee Wee Hunt
8. Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me) - Peggy Lee
9. Corn Bread - Hal Singer Sextette
10. All I Want For Christmas is my Two Front Teeth - Spike Jones
11. Chicken-Shack Boogie - Amos Milburn
12. You Can't Be True, Dear - Ken Griffin
13. Messin' Around - Memphis Slim and His House Rockers
14. Long Gone - Sonny Thompson with the Sharps and the Flats
15. It's Magic - Doris Day
16. Run Joe - Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
17. Nature Boy - Nat King Cole
18. Blues After Hours - Pee Wee Crayton and His Guitar
19. Now Is The Hour - Bing Crosby
20. Love Somebody - Doris Day & Buddy Clark
21. Woody Woodpecker - Kay Kyser
22. My Heart Belongs To You - Arbee Stidham
23. You Call Everybody Darlin' - Al Trace
24. Bewildered - Red Miller Trio
25. A Tree In The Meadow - Margaret Whiting