What Happened in Jun 1948

The Altalena Affair

The Altalena Affair was a violent confrontation that took place in June 1948 between the newly-formed Israel Defense Forces and the Irgun, a... Read more

United Airlines Flight 624 Crashes, Killing 43

The airplane, named "Mainliner Utah", arrived in Chicago at 09:52 en route from Los Angeles to New York. After a 52-minute turnaround, the DC-6... Read more

"A Foreign Affair" Is Released

A Foreign Affair (1948) is a film directed by Billy Wilder, starring Marlene Dietrich, Jean Arthur and John Lund. The film was produced by Charles... Read more

"Oliver Twist" Is Released

Oliver Twist (1948) is the second of David Lean's two film adaptations of Charles Dickens novels. Following the success of his 1946 version of... Read more