EDSAC First Practical Stored-Program Computer Runs First Operation May 6, 1949
Date: May 6, 1949
Date: May 6, 1949
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 1949Iva Valley Shooting in Nigeria: 21 Miners Killed, November…
An Air France Lockheed Constellation crashes in the Azores, killing all 48 people on board. Date: October 28, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 28 π Events on this day in 1949 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Soviet Union Lifts Berlin Blockade, Cold War Ends May 12,…
The Knesset (parliament of Israel) convenes for the first time. Date: February 14, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 14 π Events on this day in 1949 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Queen Charlotte Earthquake, Canada’s Strongest Since Cascadia, August 22, 1949Western Powers Approve Basic Law, Establish…
The first "networked" television broadcasts took place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming. Date: January 11, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 11 π Events on this day in 1949 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Chinese Civil…
Chaim Weizmann begins his term as the first President of Israel. Date: February 17, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 17 π Events on this day in 1949 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1949North Atlantic Treaty Organization Treaty Takes Effect, August 24, 1949Captain James Gallagher Completes First…
The Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory sees first light under the direction of Edwin Hubble, becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until BTA-6 is built in 1976). Date: January 26, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 26 π Events on this day in 1949 π On This Day (Today) More…