Date: March 12, 1950
The Chinchaga fire ignites. By September, it would become the largest single fire on record in North America. Date: June 1, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Inaugural Formula One World Championship Race at…
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "californium". Date: March 17, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Nainital Wedding Massacre Kills 22 Harijans, April 21,…
Egypt announces that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce. Date: May 19, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Air France DC-4 Crashes Near Bahrain Airport, 40 Killed June 14, 1950Llandow…
Herzog and Lachenal of the French Annapurna expedition become the first climbers to reach the summit of an 8,000-metre peak. Date: June 3, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 3 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Berkeley Researchers Announce Discovery of…
Second Red Scare: US Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with Communists. Date: February 9, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Tollund Man Discovered in Denmark Peat…
The Knesset resolves that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. Date: January 23, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1950South Amboy Munitions Barge Explosion Devastates Harbor, May 19, 1950HMS Truculent Collision Kills 64 in…