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Great demonstrations took place against apartheid in South Africa.
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MacArthur threatened the Chinese with an extension of the Korean War if the proposed truce was not accepted.
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At the Academy Awards, "Hamlet" won best picture of 1948 and its star, Laurence Olivier, best actor; Jane Wyman won best actress for "Johnny Belinda"; "Treasure of Sierra Madre" won best director for John Huston and best supporting actor for the director's father, Walter Huston.
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Israel Galili, chief of the Haganah, sent orders reminding commanders of the policy to protect the “full rights, needs, and freedoms of the Arabs in the Hebrew state without discrimination.”
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Congress proposed the limitation of the presidency to two terms.
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John D. Rockefeller Jr. donated a NYC East River site to the UN.
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Gens. Eisenhower, Montgomery and Bradley discussed advance in Germany.
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MAY, 23
- Current / Future Events
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1990 –
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Australian/New Zealand actress
1988 –
Ryan Higgins, Zimbabwean cricketer
1986 –
Kohei Hirate, Japanese racing driver
1986 –
Tony McMahon, English footballer
1985 –
Haruka Ayase, Japanese actress and model
1984 –
Adrian D'Souza, Indian field hockey player
1984 –
Chris Bosh, American basketball player
1983 –
Kelvin Kwan, Hong Kong singer
1983 –
T. J. Ford, American basketball player
1982 –
Corey Hart, American baseball player
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March, 24
- Births
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2009,
George Kell, American baseball player (b. 1922)
2008,
Chalmers "Spanky" Alford?, American guitarist (b. 1955)
2008,
Neil Aspinall, British record producer (b. 1941)
2008,
Hal Riney, American advertising executive (b. 1932)
2008,
Richard Widmark, American actor (b. 1914)
2006,
Lynne Perrie, English actress (b. 1931)
2003,
Hans Hermann Groër, Austrian Catholic archbishop (b. 1919)
2002,
César Milstein, Argentine scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1927)
2001,
Muriel Young, English TV entertainer (b. 1928)
1999,
Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, German women's activist (b. 1902)
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March, 24
- Deaths
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