Daryl's Journal

On Monday, June 7, 1948, Edvard Beneš resigned as President of Czechoslovakia following a communist takeover, and the KVP party won the Dutch Second-Parliamentary election On This Day, Wikipedia. Additionally, Lilian Augusta Fontaine (mother of actresses Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine) was awarded U.S. citizenship in California Time Magazine. 

Key highlights from June 7, 1948, included:

• Political Shifts: The resignation of Czechoslovak President Edvard Beneš solidified the communist control in the country, marked by disapproval of the “Ninth-of-May” Constitution Wikipedia.
• International Incidents: Anti-Jewish riots began in Oujda and Jerada in the French protectorate of Morocco Wikipedia.
• Cultural Events: Entertainer Bill Robinson celebrated his 70th birthday in Manhattan with a major party and received casts of his feet Time Magazine.
• Sports: The Boston Braves were playing against the Cleveland Indians, with Warren Spahn pitching, notes FENWAY PARK DIARIES.