▁into ▁Palest ine ▁at ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Ha ifa . ▁ ▁President ▁Harry ▁S . ▁Tr uman ▁signs ▁the ▁President ial ▁Su cc ession ▁Act ▁into ▁law , ▁which ▁places ▁the ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁and ▁the ▁President ▁pro ▁temp ore ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁next ▁in ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁succession , ▁after ▁the ▁Vice ▁President . ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 9 ▁– ▁Bur m ese ▁national ist ▁A ung ▁San , ▁and ▁six ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁newly ▁formed ▁cabinet , ▁are ▁assass in ated ▁during ▁a ▁cabinet ▁meeting . ▁ ▁July ▁ 2 6 ▁– ▁Cold ▁War : ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Harry ▁S . ▁Tr uman ▁signs ▁the ▁National ▁Security ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁into ▁law , ▁creating ▁the ▁Central ▁Int elligence ▁Agency , ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense , ▁the ▁J oint ▁Chief s ▁of ▁Staff , ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Security ▁Council . ▁ ▁July ▁ 2 7 ▁– ▁ 2 8 ▁– ▁English ▁end urance ▁sw immer ▁Tom ▁B lower ▁becomes ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁sw im ▁the ▁North ▁Channel , ▁from ▁Don agh ade e ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁to ▁Port pat rick ▁in ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁July ▁ 2 9 ▁– ▁After ▁being ▁shut ▁down ▁on ▁November ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁for ▁a ▁ref urb ishment , ▁EN I AC ▁is ▁turned ▁back ▁on ▁again , ▁and ▁remains ▁in ▁continuous ▁operation ▁until ▁October ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁August ▁▁ ▁August ▁ 1 ▁-