Boomers Guide 1947-1949
For researching your DVD family portrait,
this is a Boomers Guide 1947-1949.
I also recommend Rita Lang Kleinfelder's book
When We Were Young - A Baby-Boomers Yearbook
for complete look at this generation.
DVD Family Portrait's
1947
Jackie Robinson
steals home.News ChronologyJanuary 1
The Atomic Energy Commission is formed which places nuclear energy under civilian rather than military control.
January 3
For the first time the Canadian Citizenship Act requires the word "Canadian" instead of "British Subject" on passports.
January 19
Poland votes to turn communist in suspect elections. A Gallup poll reveals 66% of Americans consider the Soviet Union a threat.
January 20
Josh Gibson, a black baseball player never allowed to play in the major leagues, dies at the age of 35. His unrecognized lifetime homerun tally is 960.
January 24
Canada’s plan to deport thousands of Japanese-Canadians to Japan two years after the end of the war is cancelled because of public protests.
January 25
Al Capone dies of syphilis.
January 29
Washington officially condemns both the Nationalist and Communist Chinese as a result of the civil war that is ravaging China.
January 30
The Dead Sea scrolls are discovered.
February 21
Edwin Land introduces the first Polaroid camera. April 7
The U.S. Public Health Services announces the average age limit on white males to be 66 years and for black males 57 years.
Another survey this year shows 33% of U.S. families earn between $2,500-$5,000. annually. April 7
Henry Ford dies.
April 10
Jackie Robinson is the first black baseball player in the major leagues.
April 16
Bernard Baruch coins the phrase “cold war”.
April 21
Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen of England turns 21.
Queen Elizabeth
June 5
The Marshall Plan to aid the recovery of war ravaged Europe is initiated. Churchill calls it "the most unsordid act in history".
June 17
Pan American Airways completes the 1st around-the-world passenger flight.
June 24
A private pilot, Kenneth Arnold, spots 9 saucer shaped discs in the sky while
flying. A subsequent report for the first time uses the phrase UFO (Unidentified Flying Object).
June 20
Bugsy Siegel is murdered in Beverly Hills, California. August 15
After 346 years of British rule, India declares its independence. September 1
The first World Series is telecast. The Yankees win over the Brooklyn Dodgers 4 games to 3.
October 1
William Levitt begins construction on Levittown, the first suburb, in Long Island. He will eventually build 17,447 homes. Blacks are excluded from purchasing the $7,000. homes.
October 14
Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier.
October 23
Julie Andrews makes her stage debut in London at the age of 12. November 1
Princess Elizabeth marries Philip Mountbatten (Duke of Edinborough) in Westminster Abbey.
Marlon Brando
December 3
Tennessee Williams' play Streetcar Named Desire opens on Broadway.
It makes Marlon Brando a star.December 23
Truman pardons 1,523 American World War II draft evaders.
FirstsMonosodium glutamate (MSG) is introduced.
Baskin Robbins open their first ice cream store.
Tide is the first hard-water detergent on the market.Reddi-Wip is introduced.
Benjamin Spock’s book Pocket Book of Baby and Child Care becomes an instant best seller eventually being second only to the Bible in sales.New Words
bubble gum, flying saucer, police state.
Top Songs
The Anniversary song – Al Jolson
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah – from the film Song of the South
Here Comes Santa Claus – Gene Autry
MoviesGentleman’s Agreement
Kiss of Death
Miracle on 34th Street
Odd Man Out
The Oscar
for best picture goes to Best Years of Our Lives.Top box-office star is Bing Crosby.There are 178,571 television sold this year. up from 6,476 in 1946.TV shows introduced this year are Meet The Press and
Kraft Television Theatre.SportsThe Argonauts win the
Grey Cup
10 to 9 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
The World Series
is won by the Yankees 4 games to 3 over the Brooklyn Dodgers.The Toronto Maples Leafs win the
Stanley Cup
4 games to 2 over the Montreal Canadiens.Ottawa native Barbara Ann Scott wins the World Figure Skating Championship.DVD Family Portrait's
1948
Truman defeats DeweyNews ChronologyJanuary 30
Ghandi assassinated and that same day Orville Wright dies. February 26
A coup in Czechoslovakia brings communism to that country. February 18
The play Mister Roberts starring Henry Fonda opens on Broadway. April 28
Air France makes the first Paris to New York passenger flight. May 14
Israel declares independence and is recognized by the United States. June 14
The first electronic elevator is installed in the Universal Pictures buiding in New York. It is the beginning of the end of elevator operators. June 21
The first LP is released. August
The 100 millionth car is sold in the U.S. October 22
The first Xerox copy is produced. November 2
Harry Truman defeats Thomas Dewey in the presidential election. It’s the biggest upset in U.S. political history. November 14
Prince Charles of England is born. December 31
661,000 World War II POWS are finally released in Europe. FirstsThe first MacDonalds is opened in San Bernadino, California.The Honda car company is established in Japan.Nestles Quik is first produced.The Chevrolet sells for $1,236.Dr. Alfred Kinsey publishes the Sexual Behaviour in the Human Male, a milestone in sociology in North America.New Words
LP and TV.Songs
Buttons and Bow – Dinah Shore
Nature Boy – Nat King ColeDuke Ellington is named the most popular band by Down Beat Magazine.MoviesAbbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein
Hamlet
Fort Apache
Key Largo
Oliver Twist
Red River
The Red Shoes
Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Best Picture Oscar goes to Gentleman’s Agreement.The top star is Bing Crosby and the top grossing film is Road To Rio.Film makers Sergei Eisenstein and D.W. Griffith die.TV Debuts
Candid Camera
Ed Sullivan (on air until 1971)
Milton Berle
Kukla, Fran and OllieSports
Cleveland wins the World Series 4 games to 2 over the Boston Braves.
A record crowd of 86,288 watches the fifth game.Toronto wins the Stanley Cup 4 games to 0 over the Detriot Red Wings.DVD Family Portrait's
1949
MaoNews ChronologyFebruary 10
Arthur Miller's play Death of A Salesman opens on Broadway. March 1
The boxer
Joe Louis
retires. March 2
The USAF plane, Lucky Lady II, makes the first non-stop around-the-world flight. March 17
South Carolina is the last state to legalize divorce. March 31
Newfoundland joins Canada. April 2
For the first time since 1939 and World War II, the lights come on at night in London. April 7
The musical South Pacific opens on Broadway. May 3
Viking I is the first rocket sent into space (50 miles). May 11
Siam becomes Thailand. June 7
The CIA is created by an act of congress with no debate. August 16
Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone With The Wind, dies. August 20
The Soviet Union explodes their first Atomic bomb. September 6
War hero Howard Unruh shoots 12 people in ten minutes in Camden, New Jersey. He says he would have shot more except he ran out of ammunition. He was committed to an insane asylum. September 17
The Noronic catches fire in Toronto harbor killing 118. October 1
Nationalists flee to Formosa.
Mao Tsetung declares the Peoples Republic of China.
The first long distance dial call is made from San Francisco to New York. It takes 12 seconds to connect. October 7
In response to the creation of West Germany the Soviet Union sets up the German Democratic Republic. October 14
The communist party is outlawed in the U.S. FirstsGeorge Orwell publishes 1984Key ignition replaces the button on some Chrysler models.Oreo cookies first appear.Charles Lubin names his refrigerated cheesecake
after his daughter – Sara Lee. Volkswagon sells 2 cars in the U.S.New Wordsafterburner, automation, bikini, freeze-drying, paramilitary,
welfare stateMusicRiders in the Sky – Vaughn Monroe
Mule Train – Frankie Lane
Some Enchanted Evening – Perry ComoDean Martin begins his singing career.MoviesAll The Kings Men
Bicycle Thief
Kind Hearts & Cornets
Sands of Iwo Jima
The Third Man
White Heat
12 O’Clock High
She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
The Oscar for Best Picture goes to Hamlet.
The top grossing film is Jolson Sings Again.
The top star is Bob Hope.
All of the movies listed are available at
www.amazon.ca.
TV Debuts
Captain Video
Hopalong Cassidy
The Lone Ranger
20 Questions
Sports
The New York Yankees win 4 games to 2 over the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Toronto wins the Sanley Cup over Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 0.
Montreal wins the Grey Cup over Calgary 28 to 15.
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