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May 14: David Ben-Gurion, the Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization Declares the Establishment of the State of Israel. The following morning, the surrounding Arab armies invaded Palestine, beginning the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. |
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Aug 3: Former Communist Party USA member Whittaker Chambers testifies against Alger Hiss before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) that Hiss had secretly been a communist while in federal service. |
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