Historical Events
- 1st stored computer program runs on Manchester Mark I at a laboratory in Manchester University, England
Historic Invention
Columbia Records unveil the 33-1/3 rpm LP phonograph record invented by Peter Carl Goldmark, allowing up to 20 minutes per side (available in 10 and 12 inch diameters), at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, NYC; over the next decade its popularity and profitability push the 78 rpm out of production [1]
- HMT Empire Windrush with the first 800 emigrants from the West Indies to the UK arrives at Port of Tilbury near London
Mountbatten Resigns
Lord Mountbatten resigns as Governor General of India (formerly the last Viceroy)
- Rhodes conference on Israeli-Arab war opens
- WNAC (now WHDH) TV channel 7 in Boston, MA (CBS) begins broadcasting
Famous Birthdays
- Andrzej Sapkowski, Polish writer (The Witcher), born in Łódź, Poland
- Ian McEwan, English writer (Atonement), born in Aldershot, England
- Lionel Rose, Australian boxer (WBA, WBC, The Ring bantamweight title 1968-69; first Indigenous Australian to win a world title), born in Drouin, Australia (d. 2011)
- Tim Wood, American figure skater (World C'ship gold singles 1969, 70; Olympic silver 1968), born in Highland Park, Michigan
Famous Deaths
- D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, Scottish zoologist and classicist (On Growth & Form), dies at 88
Died in 1948 1948 Highlights
About June 21, 1948
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 75 years, 10 months and 4 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Cancer
