▁July ▁ 1 ▁ 1 9 4 8 ). ▁ ▁November ▁ 1 6 ▁ ▁In ▁Br uss els , ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁demonstrate ▁against ▁the ▁relatively ▁short ▁prison ▁sentences ▁of ▁Belg ian ▁Naz i ▁crim inals . ▁ ▁Great ▁Britain ▁begins ▁withdraw ing ▁its ▁troops ▁from ▁Palest ine . ▁ ▁November ▁ 1 7 ▁▁ ▁The ▁Screen ▁Act ors ▁Gu ild ▁implements ▁an ▁anti - Comm un ist ▁loyal ty ▁o ath . ▁ ▁American ▁scient ists ▁John ▁Bar de en ▁and ▁Walter ▁Hou ser ▁Br att ain ▁observe ▁the ▁basic ▁principles ▁of ▁the ▁trans istor , ▁a ▁key ▁element ▁for ▁the ▁electron ics ▁revolution ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁November ▁ 1 8 ▁– ▁The ▁Ball ant y ne ' s ▁Department ▁Store ▁fire ▁in ▁Christ ch urch , ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁k ills ▁ 4 1 ▁people . ▁ ▁November ▁ 2 0 ▁ ▁Princess ▁Elizabeth ▁( l ater ▁Elizabeth ▁II ), ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁George ▁VI , ▁mar ries ▁The ▁Duke ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁at ▁West min ster ▁Ab bey ▁in ▁London , ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁Paul ▁Ram ad ier ▁res ign s ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁France . ▁He ▁is ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Robert ▁Sch uman , ▁who ▁calls ▁ 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁army ▁res erv ists ▁to ▁qu ell ▁ri oting ▁min ers ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁November ▁ 2 1 ▁– ▁The ▁United ▁Nations ▁Conference ▁on ▁Trade ▁and ▁Emp loyment ▁begins ▁in ▁Hav ana ,