What Happened in Dec 1948

Sinking of the SS Kiangya

Published by the People's Communication Press on November 1997, "A Brief History of Navigation on the Yangtze River" says the Jiangya ship,... Read more

Doak Walker Wins Heisman Trophy

Walker, often considered the greatest player to come out of the Southwest Conference, was a junior when he won the Heisman Trophy. For three years... Read more

Project Twinkle Established to Monitor Green Fireball Sightings

In December, 1948 a new and strange phenomenon began to be observed repeatedly in the southwestern United States in areas where Top Secret nuclear... Read more

"Force Of Evil" Is Released

Force of Evil (1948) is a film noir directed by Abraham Polonsky who had already achieved a name for himself as a scriptwriter, most notably for... Read more

Airborne Transport's NC16002 Disappears

The disappearance of the Airborne Transporter DC-3 airliner, NC16002 occurred the night of December 28, 1948 near the end of a scheduled flight... Read more