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LOOK AT THE WORLD IN 1949 |
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In
The News In 1949
Treaty signed by U.S., Canada and other countries establishes
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
German Federal Republic (West Germany) is established.
Sentencing of Mrs. Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose of Japanese
wartime broadcasts) to ten years for treason.
A communist government is established in mainland China. |
Entertainment
in 1949
* Nobel Prize Winner (Literature) -William Faulkner - U.S.
* Best Selling Fiction - The Egyptian, Mika Waltari
* Best Selling Non-Fiction - White Collar Zoo, Clare Barnes Jr.
* Best Picture - All the King's Men, Columbia
* Best Director - Joseph L. Mankiewicz, A Letter to Three Wives
* Best Actress - Olivia de Havilland, The Heiress
* Best Actor - Broderick Crawford, All the King's Men |
Sport
champions in 1949
* MLB - New York Yankees
* NFL - Philadelphia Eagles
* NBA - Minneapolis Lakers
* NHL - Toronto Maple Leafs
* NCAA-Basketball - Kentucky
* KY Derby - Ponder
* U.S. Open Golf - Cary Middlecoff
* U.S. Open Tennis (Men) - Pancho Gonzales
* U.S. Open Tennis (Women) - Margaret Osborne duPont |
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