Date: June 1, 1950
In the Sverdlovsk air disaster, all 19 of those on board are killed, including almost the entire national ice hockey team (VVS Moscow) of the Soviet Air Force – 11 players, as well as a team doctor and a masseur. Date: January 7, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7…
Edith Sampson becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the United Nations. Date: August 24, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1950North Korea Air Force Destroyed by Anti-Communist Forces July 20, 1950Pakistan Joins IMF…
Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races. Date: June 24, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Klaus Fuchs Convicted of Soviet Atomic Spying, March 1, 1950Finland Establishes Diplomatic…
American lawyer and government official Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury. Date: January 21, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Korean War Refugees Cross Wrecked Taedong River Bridge, December 4, 1950Robert Schuman Presents Schuman…
A barge containing munitions destined for Pakistan explodes in the harbor at South Amboy, New Jersey, devastating the city. 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 1950Korean War: North Korean Attack Repelled…
Korean War: Associated Press photographer Max Desfor photographs hundreds of Korean refugees crossing a downed bridge in the Taedong River: 1951 Pulitzer Prize winner Flight of Refugees Across Wrecked Bridge in Korea. Date: December 4, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅…