Mildred Gillars Convicted of Treason March 10, 1949
Date: March 10, 1949
Date: March 10, 1949
The Iva Valley Shooting occurs after the coal miners of Enugu in Nigeria go on strike over withheld wages; 21 miners are shot dead and 51 are wounded by police under the supervision of the British colonial administration of Nigeria. Date: November 18, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 18…
The 6.7 Msβ― KarlΔ±ova earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 320β450 dead. Date: August 17, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 17 π Events on this day in 1949 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1949First Networked Television Broadcasts Begin on…
Aeroflot Flight 17 crashes on approach to Severny Airport in Novosibirsk, killing 25. Date: May 13, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 13 π Events on this day in 1949 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Torino Football Team Killed in Plane Crash, May 4, 1949Hanns Albin Rauter…
Paul Robeson performs a second concert in Peekskill, New York eight days after the Peekskill riots. Date: September 4, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 4 π Events on this day in 1949 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Smith Act Trials Convict Communist Party Leaders for Conspiracy…
Albert II, a rhesus monkey, rides a V-2 rocket to an altitude of 134Β km (83Β mi), thereby becoming the first mammal and first monkey in space. Date: June 14, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 14 π Events on this day in 1949 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
Chinese Civil War: The Government of the Republic of China moves from Nanjing to Taipei, Taiwan. Date: December 7, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 7 π Events on this day in 1949 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1949First Networked Television Broadcasts Begin with KDKA-TV, January 11,…