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Truman hold ups an erroneous banner headline of the Chicago Daily Tribune. November 2 – 1948 United States presidential election: Democratic incumbent Harry S. Truman defeats Republican Thomas E. Dewey, "Dixiecrat" Strom Thurmond and Progressive party candidate Henry A. Wallace.
Dylan Dreyer, television meteorologist and news correspondent; Rich Edson, journalist for Fox News; Ebi Ere, American-born Nigerian basketball player; August 3 – Travis Willingham, voice actor; August 4 Amanda Congdon, vlogger and internet host; Andy Dillard, basketball player; Marques Houston, singer and actor ; Abigail Spencer, actress
The United States declares the Netzah Yehuda Battalion eligible for US military assistance. The unit is known for establishing illegal outposts on Palestinian land, and was removed from its traditional posting in the West Bank in 2022 due to human rights violations against Palestinians.
October 21 – The U.S. military sustains its first combat fatality in Vietnam, Army Capt. Hank Cramer of the 1st Special Forces Group. October 25 – Mafia boss Albert Anastasia is assassinated in a barber shop, at the Park Sheraton Hotel in New York City.
February 19 – Billy Mitchell, U.S. general and military aviation pioneer (born 1879) March 4 – Charles F. Watkins, physician (born 1872) March 6 – Rubin Goldmark, pianist, composer and teacher (born 1872) March 11 – Ferdinand Lee Barnett, African American journalist, lawyer and civil rights activist (born 1852)
WWII: Top United States military leaders hold their first formal meeting to discuss American military strategy in the war. Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States. February 9 – WWII : The ocean liner SS Normandie catches fire while being converted into the troopship USS Lafayette at pier 88 in New York City .
The network announces the winners in a 1-hour news conference. Mickey Rourke and Tina Fey, among others, are winners. January 9 – President George W. Bush begins a tour of the Middle East with a stop in Israel. Other destinations include Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, the Palestinian Authority, and Egypt.
August 19 – Alison Parker, news reporter (died 2015) August 23 – Chris Hubbard, football player; August 26 Ruby Aldridge, fashion model; Ryan Burroughs, rugby player; Jessie Diggins, cross-country skier; Dylan O'Brien, actor; August 28 Kyle Massey, actor; Samuel Larsen, actor and singer