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Movie history events from 1948
Sonny Corleone assassinated in his car; his son Vincent Mancini born to his mistress after his death. (The Godfather)
After assisting the Nazis in WW II, and getting paid handsomely for it, Arthur Case returns home and establishes the Manhattan Trust Bank. (New York City, NY) (Inside Man)
Alfred Kinsey publishes 'Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'. (Kinsey)
The planet Krypton explodes. (Superman)
According to Lois Lane's article, "I Spent the Night with Superman", Krypton explodes - baby Kal-El spends the next four years in a space ship while travelling to Earth. (Krypton) (Superman)
Harry Lime appears. (Vienna) (The Third Man)
Friday 30th January: Mahatma Gandhi assassinated at point blank range by a fanatic during a prayer meeting. (New Delhi, India) (Gandhi)
Monday 5th July: The National Health Service is established. (UK) (Sicko)
Friday 23rd July: D.W. Griffith dies. (Hollywood, California) (Good Morning, Babylon)
Wednesday 20th October: Nicholas Van Orton born. (The Game)
Thursday 4th November: T.S. Eliot wins the Nobel Prize in literature (Tom & Viv)