Date: December 10, 1949
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 → 📅…
Amethyst incident: The People's Liberation Army attacks HMS Amethyst (F116) travelling to the British embassy in Nanjing during the Chinese Civil War. Date: April 20, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Asbestos Strike Begins in Canada,…
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 1949Reykjavík NATO Riot in Austurvöllur Square, March 30, 1949East Germany Formed as Communist German Democratic…
In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000. Date: August 5, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Chaim Weizmann Becomes First President of Israel, February 17, 1949U.S. Armed Forces Security…
The cornerstone of the United Nations Headquarters is laid. Date: October 24, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Hale Telescope First Light at Palomar Observatory, January 26, 1949Asbestos Strike Begins in Canada, Quiet Revolution…
Hungary adopts the Hungarian Constitution of 1949 and becomes a People's Republic. Date: August 20, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949First Non-Stop Around-the-World Flight Lands in Fort Worth, March 2, 1949Ezra Pound Wins…