On this day

January 21, 1948

Revisit the news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Portrait 1080 × 1920 PNG · created on your device

Filter by:

Headlines from January 21, 1948

Woman Communist Leader Is Arrested or Deportation; Woman Communist Leader Seized In Home Here in Deportation Case

By Unknown Author

arrested on deportation warrant charging she is alien in US illegally in that she advocates overthrow of US Govt by force; Communist party statement; Amer Com for Protection of Foreign Born assigns defense atty; her career

None0 words

Whitney Ends Feud With Truman, Returns Trainmen to Democrats; CALLERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE YESTERDAY WHITNEY CALLS OFF FEUD WITH TRUMAN

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

says brotherhood will form pol action unit to re-elect Truman

None0 words

Mackenzie King Retiring; Calls Communism Tyranny; Canadian Premier May Quit This Summer -- He Warns of System That Surpasses Nazism in Undermining Human Freedom MACKENZIE KING SAYS HE WILL QUIT

By P.j. Philipspecial To the New York Times

Prime Min King assails communism as tyranny

None0 words

SNOW PLOWS IDLE ON THE LONG ISLAND; State Investigator Testifies Only 3 of 7 Units Were Used Any Day of Storm Week SNOW PLOWS IDLE ON THE LONG ISLAND

By Unknown Author

Testifies, PSC hearing on LI RR service

None0 words

Front Page 1 -- No Title

By Unknown Author

None0 words

Notable Births

1948Zygmunt Kukla, Polish footballer (died 2016)^[†]

Zygmunt Kukla was a Polish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. During his club career, he played for Stal Mielec and Apollon Athens.

1948Hugo Tocalli, Argentine footballer^[†]

Hugo Daniel Tocalli is an Argentine professional football coach and former player. He is the current youth coordinator of Independiente.

Notable Deaths

1948Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Italian composer and educator (born 1876)^[†]

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari was an Italian composer and teacher. He is best known for his comic operas such as Il segreto di Susanna (1909). A number of his works were based on plays by Carlo Goldoni, including Le donne curiose (1903), I quatro rusteghi (1906) and Il campiello (1936).

Historical Events

1948The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Québec Flag Day.^[†]

The flag of Quebec, called the Fleurdelisé in French, represents the Canadian province of Quebec. It consists of a white cross on a blue background, with four white fleurs-de-lis.