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Fort Worth newspaper ads and articles from 1948

The Year Was 1948: Fords, Fats, and Flying Wings

Posted on December 29, 2014 by hometown

The year was 1948—the third year of the postwar world. President Truman signed the Marshall Plan to aid Europe. The Soviet Union began its blockade of the sector of Berlin under Allied control. Babe Ruth died at the age of … Continue reading →

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