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January 21, 1949
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Headlines from January 21, 1949
Captain Harry, Not Mr. President, Starts Day of Days With Battery D; Views of the Inaugural Ceremonies at the Capitol as Truman and Barkley Took Office CAP'N HARRY, IT IS, NOT MR. PRESIDENT
Pres Truman pledges US support, inaugural address
Jerusalem's Fate Held Main Issue In Settlement of Palestine Question; JERUSALEM'S FATE IS HELD MAIN ISSUE
A O McCormick Report on Palestine
BARKLEY SWORN IN AS VICE PRESIDENT; ' Happy to Be Backing Up the President,' He Says -- Day Marks Turn in Career BARKLEY SWORN IN AS VICE PRESIDENT
Barkley takes oath as VP
SPEECH SEEN AS AID TO WESTERN WORLD; Capital Observers Hold It Step to Expand Economic and Military Defenses Abroad SPEECH SEEN AS AID TO WESTERN WORLD
by J Reston
Notable Births
1949Clifford Ray, American basketball coach and player[†]
Clifford Ray is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played three of his ten seasons in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls from 1971 to 1974, and the other seven with the Golden State Warriors from 1974 to 1981.
1949Trương Tấn Sang, Vietnamese politician and 7th President of Vietnam[†]
Trương Tấn Sang is a Vietnamese politician, who served as the eighth President of Vietnam from 2011 to 2016. He was one of Vietnam's top leaders, alongside prime minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng and Party general secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng. In July 2011, Trương Tấn Sang was elected state president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam by the National Assembly of Vietnam and nominated by his predecessor Nguyễn Minh Triết who retired from office.