At A Glance

27 May 1948 at a glance

Day of the week
27 May 1948 was a Thursday.
Top Film of 1948
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1948 was Easter Parade.
Bestselling Novel of 1948
“The Big Fisherman” by Lloyd C. Douglas was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1948.
Star sign
The star sign for 27 May is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 27 May 1948 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 27 May 1948 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 27 May

  • 1937 In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California.
  • 1941 World War II: U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims an "unlimited national emergency".
  • 1950 The Linnanmäki amusement park is opened for the first time in Helsinki.
  • 1958 First flight of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II.
  • 1960 In Turkey, a military coup removes President Celâl Bayar and the rest of the democratic government from office.

Famous people born on May 27

  • Christopher Lee, English actor (1922–2015)
  • Paul Bettany, English actor (born 1971)
  • Henry Kissinger, German-American political scientist and politician, 56th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (1923–2023)
  • João Cancelo, Portuguese footballer (born 1994)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1948 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1948 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • February 21 – The stock car racing organization NASCAR is founded by Bill France Sr. with other drivers meeting at the Streamline Hotel, Daytona Beach, Florida.
  • March 17 – The Hells Angels motorcycle gang is founded in California.
  • April 3 – President Harry S. Truman signs the Marshall Plan, which authorizes $15 billion in aid for 16 countries.
More events of 1948 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in the US in 1948

President

Harry S. Truman

Gas (per gallon)

$0.26

Loaf of Bread

$0.14

Average House

$5,450

Weekly Wage

$50

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