Date: March 8, 1949
Cold War: The Western occupying powers approve the Basic Law and establish a new German state, the Federal Republic of Germany. Date: May 23, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Chinese Civil War Peace…
EDSAC, the first practical electronic digital stored-program computer, runs its first operation. Date: May 6, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Knesset First Convening in Israel February 14, 1949Torino Football Team Killed in Plane…
Captain James Gallagher lands his B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II in Fort Worth, Texas, after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight in 94 hours and one minute. Date: March 2, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Hanns Albin Rauter, a chief SS and Police Leader in the Netherlands, is convicted and executed for crimes against humanity. Date: March 24, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 24 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Ezra Pound Wins First Bollingen…
George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is published in the United States Date: June 8, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Republic of Ireland Act Declares Republic, Leaves Commonwealth, April 18, 1949First Emmy Awards…
A fire in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois, kills 77 people and leads to nationwide fire code improvements in the United States. Date: April 5, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Torino Football Team…