Motion pictures, 1940-1949 - Library of Congress. Copyright Office

100. Aug. 11, 1948. [American Legion] Boys Forum sees government at work [in Washington]. America dominates Olympics: [record of winning performances by Uncle Sam's team in London Olympiad].

101. Aug. 14, 1948. Greek army advances [toward the Albanian border]; regulars close in on rebels. Canada: St. Laurent to succeed Mackenzie King. New Olympic films; sports report from London.

102. Aug. 18, 1948. The strange case of the Soviet teachers [Oksana Stepanova Kosenkina and Mikhail Ivanovitch Samarin]. New films from London climax action in Olympic track events.

103. Aug. 21, 1948. Accent on Young America; new program rallies nation to its youth; [President Truman receives new stamps commemorating Youth Month]. Babe Ruth, 1895–1948 [dies in New York]. Hiroshima, three years after [destruction by atomic attack]. Palestine: incident in no-man's land [bodies exchanged under UN observation]. Largest airborne lifeboat 'chuted from B–29 [at Mitchell Field, N.Y.]. Greatest woman Olympic star comes home [Fanny Blankers-Koen returns to Amsterdam, Holland].

104. Aug. 25, 1948. Greatest oil discovery in Canada [new field opened at Edmonton, Alberta; gusher out of control]. Babe Ruth goes to rest [body lies in state; requiem mass at St. Patrick's, New York]. Korea republic proclaimed. [New President Rhee greets General MacArthur]. Olympic fade-out: final events and closing ceremonies [at London].