At A Glance

9 August 1948 at a glance

Day of the week
9 August 1948 was a Monday.
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 9 August is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 9 August 1948 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for August is Peridot.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 9 August 1948 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 9 August

  • 1942 World War II: Battle of Savo Island: Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force.
  • 1942 Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th symphony premieres in a besieged Leningrad.
  • 1944 The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time.
  • 1944 World War II: Continuation War: The Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive, the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during the Second World War, ends to a strategic stalemate. Both Finnish and Soviet troops at the Finnish front dig to defensive positions, and the front remains stable until the end of the war.
  • 1945 World War II: The Red Army invades Japanese-occupied Manchuria.

Famous people born on August 9

  • Gillian Anderson, American-British actress, activist and writer (born 1968)
  • Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (1963–2012)
  • Melanie Griffith, American actress and producer (born 1957)
  • Bill Skarsgård, Swedish actor (born 1990)

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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