de Havilland Comet First Jet Airliner Initial Flight July 27, 1949
Date: July 27, 1949
Date: July 27, 1949
An amendment to the National Security Act of 1947 enhances the authority of the United States Secretary of Defense over the Army, Navy and Air Force, and replaces the National Military Establishment with the Department of Defense. Date: August 10, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 Events on…
Luis Muñoz Marín is inaugurated as the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. Date: January 2, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Aeroflot Flight 17 Crashes Near Novosibirsk, 25 Killed – May 13,…
Cold War: Twelve nations sign the North Atlantic Treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Date: April 4, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Chaim Weizmann Becomes First President of Israel, February 17, 1949Western…
The Government of Canada repeals Japanese-Canadian internment after seven years. Date: April 1, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 194992,000 Kulaks Deported from Baltic States to Siberia, March 25, 1949Newfoundland Joins Canadian Confederation as…
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 1949Truman Unveils Fair…
Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") is convicted of treason. Date: March 10, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Albert II Rides V-2 Rocket, First Mammal in Space June 14, 1949Israel-Syria Mixed Armistice Commission Brokers Final…