Timeline November 1948

Events in November 1948 5

• 1948 Communists win the Liaoshen Campaign in Manchuria Decisive victory shifts the Chinese Civil War in the communists' favor The People's Liberation Army defeated Nationalist forces in Manchuria in the Liaoshen Campaign, fought from September 12 to November 2, 1948. The victory gave the communists control of a major industrial region and effectively destroyed the Nationalists' best armies. It marked a turning point after which communist victory in the civil war became increasingly likely.
• 1948 John Lee Hooker releases Boogie Chillen' Number one R&B A one-chord boogie that tops the R&B charts.
• 1948 Truman wins upset victory in US presidential election "Dewey Defeats Truman" headline becomes an iconic error Harry Truman defeated the heavily favored Thomas Dewey in the US presidential election of November 2, 1948, in one of the greatest upsets in American political history. The Chicago Tribune famously printed the erroneous headline "Dewey Defeats Truman" before final results were in. Truman's win confirmed a fourth consecutive term for the Democratic Party.
• 1948 – present King Charles III The Current King Ascended the throne in September 2022.
• 1948 Polaroid Land Camera goes on sale First instant camera lets users see photos within a minute The Polaroid Model 95, the first commercial instant camera, went on sale in Boston on November 26, 1948, developed by Edwin Land. It produced a finished sepia-toned photograph within about a minute of exposure. The instant camera created an entirely new category of consumer photography.