On this day

July 23, 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 July 23, 1948

Major Strike Threats Cut to One; Labor Act Is Credited by Backers; STABILITY NOTED AS STRIKES WANE

By Joseph A. Loftusspecial To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- A summer, fall and winter almost free of strikes of national economic importance is the prospect now facing the country, a survey showed today.

None0 words

MARIE WILL FORM CABINET IN FRANCE; Radical Socialist Says He Will Submit Program to a Vote in Assembly Tomorrow MARIE WILL FORM CABINET IN FRANCE

By Lansing Warrenspecial To the New York Times

Marie agrees to form Cabinet after consultation with party leaders; will submit program to Assembly for confidence vote; speculation on Cabinet apptmts

None0 words

Soviet Planes Peril British; Russians Seize 3 Americans; Sokolovsky Is Reported to Offer to Lift Berlin Blockade if U. S. Reopens Its Zone to Free Russian Travel RUSSIANS IMPERIL BRITISH AIRPLANES

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Germany: USSR orders all Berlin stamps marked USSR occupation zone

None0 words

MAYOR AND ROGERS AGREE ON MULLEN; But Valente Resists Rising Pressure on Eve for Filing Surrogate Declinations MAYOR AND ROGERS AGREE ON MULLEN

By Warren Moscow

O'Dwyer and Boro Pres Rogers agree on Judge Mullen as compromise Dem candidate; withdrawal of Impellitteri and Judge F Valente sought; confs held; Valente refuses to withdraw

None0 words

RID WALLACE PARTY OF COMMUNIST GRIP, ADA LEADER URGES; J. Loeb Jr. Demands Platform Group Support the ERP and Condemn All 'Police States' TUGWELL IN SHARP REPLY Sees Move by Group to Back Dewey, as Taylor Asserts Real 'Reds' Will Do WALLACE PARTY HIT BY ADA ON POLICIES

By W. H. Lawrencespecial To the New York Times

ADA natl exec sec J Loeb Jr demands Wallace party endorse program; R G Tugwell replies

None0 words

Notable Births

1948Ross Cranston, Australian-English lawyer, judge, and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales^[†]

Sir Ross Frederick Cranston is a professor of Law at London School of Economics and a retired High Court judge. He is also a former British Labour Party politician, and served as the Member of Parliament for Dudley North between 1997 and 2005.

1948John Cushnahan, Northern Irish educator and politician^[†]

John Walls Cushnahan is a former Northern Irish politician who served as leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland from 1984 to 1987, as well as a Belfast City Councillor for the Area H District from 1977 until 1985.

1948John Hall, American politician^[†]

John Joseph Hall is an American musician, songwriter, politician, environmentalist, and community activist. He was elected to the legislature of Ulster County, New York, in 1989 and the Saugerties, New York Board of Education in 1991, and he was the U.S. representative for New York's 19th congressional district, serving from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Hall also founded the rock band Orleans in 1972 and continues to perform with them.

1948Stanisław Targosz, Polish general (died 2013)^[†]

General Stanisław Targosz was a Polish general who was the commanding officer of the Polish Air Force.

Notable Deaths

1948D. W. Griffith, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1875)^[†]

David Wark Griffith was an American film director. Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture, he pioneered many aspects of film editing and expanded the art of the narrative film.