Tuesday 08/31/1948 Cincinnatus, NY Day 123BJ

Berlin Airlift Record: The Western Allies achieved a new one-day record by airlifting 4,836 tons of supplies into West Berlin using 694 British and American planes.
Hollywood Drug Arrest: Actor Robert Mitchum, actress Lila Leeds, and two others were arrested during a marijuana raid at a house in Laurel Canyon, California.
Comic Strip Debut: The cartoon character the Shmoo made its first-ever appearance in Al Capp’s Li’l Abner comic strip.
Royal Jubilee: Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands celebrated her golden jubilee (marking 50 years of reign).
Notable Deaths: Andrei Zhdanov, a 52-year-old high-ranking Soviet politician, and Billy Laughlin, a 16-year-old American child actor (best known for playing Froggy in Our Gang), died.
Notable Births: Holger Osieck (German football manager) and Lowell Ganz (American screenwriter) were born on this day.