Korean War Bloody Gulch Massacre of 75 American POWs August 12, 1950
Date: August 12, 1950
Date: August 12, 1950
The St. Roch, the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Date: May 29, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 29 π Events on this day in 1950 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1950CBS Field-Sequential Color TV System Licensed by FCC, October…
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 β π Other events on May 19 π Events on this day in 1950 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Iran First Accepts U.S. Point Four…
American lawyer and government official Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury. Date: January 21, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 21 π Events on this day in 1950 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Chinchaga Fire Ignites, Largest North American Wildfire Begins June 1, 1950Julien Lahaut Assassinated in…
The Stasi, the secret police of East Germany, is established. Date: February 8, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 8 π Events on this day in 1950 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Sverdlovsk Air Disaster Kills VVS Moscow Team, January 7, 1950Finland Establishes Diplomatic Relations with China,…
The Llandow air disaster kills 80 people when the aircraft they are travelling in crashes near Sigingstone, Wales. At the time this was the world's deadliest air disaster. Date: March 12, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 12 π Events on this day in 1950 π On This Day (Today)…
CBS's field-sequential color system for television is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. Date: October 11, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 11 π Events on this day in 1950 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1950South Amboy Munitions Barge Explosion…