Historical Events
- After winning Lake Placid (1932) and Garmisch-Partenkirchen (1936) Olympic ski jumping gold medals, Birger Ruud comes out of retirement to win silver in St. Moritz in a Norwegian medal sweep
The Cradle Will Rock
Marc Blitzstein's play with music "The Cradle Will Rock", directed by Orson Welles, closes at Mansfield Theater, NYC, after 34 performances
Bradley Succeeds Eisenhower
Omar Bradley succeeds Dwight Eisenhower as US Army Chief of Staff
Famous Birthdays
- David Campbell, Canadian composer (worked with Adele, Justin Timberlake), born in Toronto
- Jimmy Greenspoon, American session and touring rock organist (Three Dog Night - "Joy to the World"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2015)
Famous Deaths
- Red McKenzie, American jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper), dies at 48
Died in 1948 1948 Highlights
About February 7, 1948
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 76 years, 2 months and 22 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Aquarius
