Date: December 25, 1950
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 1950Truman Seizes U.S. Railroads to Prevent Strike, August 25, 1950China Annexes Tibet, Ends…
Korean War: British Commonwealth Forces Korea arrives to bolster the US presence. Date: August 29, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1950India Constitution Enforced, Republic Declared, Rajendra Prasad Sworn In – January 26, 1950Klaus…
Egypt announces that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce. 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 1950UN Security Council Resolution 89 on Palestine Question Adopted, November 17, 1950India…
Two Canadian National Railway trains collide in northeastern British Columbia in the Canoe River train crash; the death toll is 21, with 17 of them Canadian troops bound for Korea. Date: November 21, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This…
Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre: Seventy-five American POWs are massacred by the North Korean Army. Date: August 12, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Linnanmäki Amusement Park Opens in Helsinki May 27, 1950Finland Establishes…
The Declaration of Conscience speech, by U.S. Senator from Maine, Margaret Chase Smith, is delivered in response to Joseph R. McCarthy's speech at Wheeling, West Virginia. Date: June 1, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…