People’s Liberation Army Air Force Founded, November 11, 1949
Date: November 11, 1949
Date: November 11, 1949
President of France Vincent Auriol and ex-Vietnamese emperor Bảo Đại sign the Élysée Accords, giving Vietnam greater independence from France and creating the State of Vietnam to oppose Viet Minh-led Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Date: March 8, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in…
The Canadian steamship SS Noronic burns in Toronto Harbour with the loss of over 118 lives. Date: September 17, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Chinese Civil War Peace Talks Fail in Beijing, April 1,…
Matsukawa derailment: Unknown saboteurs cause a passenger train to derail and overturn in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, killing three crew members and igniting a political firestorm between the Japanese Communist Party and the government of Occupied Japan that will eventually lead to the Japanese Red Purge. Date: August 17, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…
The first Emmy Awards are presented in the United States; the venue is the Hollywood Athletic Club. Date: January 25, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949U.S. Armed Forces Security Agency Established May 20,…
Cold War: The Western occupying powers approve the Basic Law and establish a new German state, the Federal Republic of Germany. Date: May 23, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Captain James Gallagher Completes…
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 1949Chinese Civil War Battle of Dengbu Island November 3, 1949Cold War:…