1948 Fact Sheet
Database: Miss America Winners by State
| Record Name | Year | City | State |
| BeBe Shopp | 1948 | Hopkins | Minnesota |
Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries
| Record Name | Year | Country | Previous Ruler Country | Date |
| Burma Country Formation Date | 1948 | Burma | United Kingdom | January 4, 1948 |
| Israel Country Formation Date | 1948 | Israel | League of Nations | May 14, 1948 |
| Sri Lanka Country Formation Date | 1948 | Sri Lanka | United Kingdom | February 4, 1948 |
Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country
| Record Name | Year | Country | Region | Source | Inventor Name |
| Holography | 1948 | Hungary | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Dennis Gabor | |
| LP Record | 1948 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Peter Carl Goldmark |
| Velcro | 1948 | Switzerland | Europe | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | George de Mestral |
Database: Hockey Stanley Cup Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Winning Coach | Losing Team | Losing Coach | Sport | City | Note |
| 1948 Stanley Cup Winner | 1948 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Clarence 'Hap' Day | Detroit Red Wings | Tommy Ivan | Hockey | Toronto |
Database: Solar System Moons
| Record Name | Planet | Discoverer | Year Discovered | Kilometers from Planet | Diameter (Kilometers) | Oribital Period |
| Miranda | Uranus | G. Kuiper | 1948 | 129,780 | 472 | 1.414 |
Database: Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels By Year
| Record Name | Year | Title | Author |
| Tales Of The South Pacific, James A. Michener | 1948 | Tales Of The South Pacific | James A. Michener |
Database: United Nations Presidents
| Record Name | Origin | Year | Session |
| José Arce | Argentina | 1948 | Second special |
| Herbert Vere Evatt | Australia | 1948 | Third |
Database: Tour de France Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Sport | Tour | Winning Name |
| Gino Bartali Tour 35 | 1948 | Italy | Cycling | 35 | Gino Bartali |
Database: Carnegie Medal for Children's Books
| Record Name | Year | Publisher | Author |
| Sea Change | 1948 | Dent | Richard Armstrong |
Database: Best Selling Books of All Time
| Record Name | Language | Year Released | Rank | Author | Sales Volume | Source |
| Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary | English | 1948 | 40 | A. S. Hornby | 30 million | Wikipedia |
Database: Crude Oil Prices from 1949 to Present
| Record Name | Year | Nominal | 2007 Inflation Adjusted | Source |
| Crude Oil Price for 1948 | 1948 | $2.77 | $24.03 | United States Department of Energy |
Database: American Film Institute's 100 Best Movies of All Time
| Record Name | Year | Rank | Movie | Source |
| The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) | 1948 | 38. | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | American Film Institute |
Database: Baseball World Series Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Winning City | Losing City | Sport | Score |
| World Series 1948 | 1948 | Cleveland Indians | Boston Braves | Cleveland | Boston | Baseball | 4 - 2 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1948 Wimbledon Mens Result | 1948 | Tennis | Bob Falkenburg | Jack Bromwich | 75 06 62 36 75 |
Database: NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions
| Record Name | Year | Sport | City Location | Winner | Champion | Opponent | In Final 4 | In Final 4 |
| NCAA Tournament Champion (1948) | 1948 | Basketball | NEW YORK | KENTUCKY | KENTUCKY | Baylor | Holy Cross | Kansas State |
Database: United States Average Annual Temperature
| Record Name | Year | Country | Temperature | Rank | Source |
| Average Annual Temperature for 1948 | 1948 | United States | 52.44 deg F | 36 | National Climatic Data Center |
Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles
| Record Name | City | State | Country | Season | Total Rainfall (inches) | Inches above or below average | Source |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1948-1949 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1948-1949 | 7.99 | -7.14 | National Weather Service |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1947-1948 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1947-1948 | 7.22 | -7.91 | National Weather Service |
Database: Hart Memorial Trophy Winners for NHL Hockey
| Record Name | Year | Team | Sport | League | Player |
| Hart Memorial Trophy Winner (1948) | 1948 | New York Rangers | Hockey | NHL | Buddy O'Connor |
Database: Time Magazine's Man of the Year
| Record Name | Year | Person of the Year |
| Harry Truman | 1948 | Harry Truman |
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