The Year was 1948- the last time the Cleavland Indians were MLB Champs

World Series Champions: Cleveland Indians

NFL Champions: Philadelphia Eagles

NBA Champions: Baltimore Bullets

Stanley Cup Champs: Toronto Maple Leafs

U.S. Open Golf: Ben Hogan

U.S. Tennis (Men/Ladies): Richard A. Gonzales/Margaret Osborne duPont, Dorothy Dandridge

Wimbledon (Men/Women): Bob Falkenburg/Louis Brough

NCAA Football Champions: Michigan

NCAA Basketball Champions: Kentucky

Kentucky Derby: Citation

The Hotties, Sex Symbols and Fashion Icons: Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Martine Carol, Ava Gardner, Betty Grable, Jane Russell, Gene Tierney, Lana Turner

"The Quote" "Tonight, we have a really big show (pronounced shoe)" - Ed Sullivan "Badges? We ain't got no badges! We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinking badges!" - Alfonso Bedoya, as Gold Hat, in 'Treasure of the Sierra Madre' "A diamond is forever" - DeBeers

Time Magazine's Man of the Year: Harry S. Truman

Miss America: BeBe Shopp (Hopkins, MN)

The Scandal: Actor Rex Harrison's mistress, Carole Landis, commited suicide. His career survived, and his marraige to Lilli Palmer survived untl 1957.

Nerd News: In an alternate reality, Dewey defeated President Truman for the US Presidential election. In this reality Truman won. The Ford F-series truck was introduced. Muddy Waters'1948 hit "Rollin' Stone" was the inspiration for a 1960's band a few decades later. (Hint: It was NOT "The Beatles", "The Who" "The Kinks