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2nd - WTAR (now WTKR) TV channel 3 in Norfolk, VA (CBS) begins broadcasting
4th - Dirk Stikker becomes chairman of OES
5th - Prague espionage trial against bishops & priests begins
6th - John F Dulles becomes advisor to US Sect of State Acheson
8th - "Miss Liberty" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 308 performances
9th - 14th Golf Masters Championship: Jimmy Demaret wins, shooting a 283
9th - 4th Tony Awards: Cocktail Party & South Pacific win
9th - Bob Hope's 1st TV appearance
11th - Prince Rainier III becomes ruler of Monaco
11th - US B-29 bomber shot down above Latvia
14th - 1st edition of British strip "Eagle"
14th - Doorne's Auto factory opens in Netherlands
18th - 1st opening night-game, Cards beat Pirates, 4-2
18th - 1st transatlantic jet passenger trip
18th - Polish Catholic church & govt sign accord over relations
18th - Sam Jethroe is 1st black to play for Boston Braves
18th - Yankees win 15-10 after trailing Red Sox 9-0 in 6th
19th - 54th Boston Marathon won by Kee Yong Ham of Korea in 2:32:39
20th - Balt's Memorial Stadium opens - Orioles of International League
23rd - 1st major league day game completed under lights (Phils 6, Braves 5)
23rd - 4th NBA Championship: Min Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals, 4 games to 2
23rd - Nationalist China evacuates Hainan Island
23rd - Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat NY Rangers, 4 games to 3
24th - "Peter Pan" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 320 performances
24th - Independent republic of South Molukkas declared
24th - Pres Truman denies there are communists in US govt
25th - Ambon (proclaims RMS (Republik Maluku Selatan)
25th - Chuck Cooper becomes 1st black to play in NBA
26th - Last horse race at Havre de Grace Track in Md, is run
26th - U of Miami ends William & Mary straight tennis match victories at 82
27th - "Tickets, Please" opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 245 performances
27th - South Africa passes Group Areas Act segregating races
28th - Bhumibol Adulyadej marries Queen Sirikit after their quiet engagement in Lausanne, Switzerland on July 19, 1949.
30th - Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA 144-hole Golf Weathervane
