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July 26, 1948

On July 26, 1948, u.S. president Harry S. Truman signs Executive Order 9981, desegregating the military of the United States. Régis Wargnier, John Pritchard, Jeff Baxter would arrive in the same year.

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U.S. president Harry S. Truman signs Executive Order 9981, desegregating the military of the United States.

Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. As the 34th vice president in 1945, he assumed the presidency upon the death of Franklin D.

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1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1948th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 948th year of the 2nd millennium, the 48th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1940s decade.

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On July 26, 1948

  1. 1948 U.S. president Harry S. Truman signs Executive Order 9981, desegregating the military of the United States.

    President of the United States from 1945 to 1953

    Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. As the 34th vice president in 1945, he assumed the presidency upon the death of Franklin D.

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Régis Wargnier 1948– French director, producer, and screenwriter
John Pritchard 1948– English bishop
Jeff Baxter 1948– American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Lillian Board 1948– British athlete (died 1970)
Ted Nugent 1948– American musician
Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu 1948– Zulu king (died 2021)

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