Date: March 2, 1949
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 1949UN Cease-Fire Ends India-Pakistan Kashmir War, January 1, 1949George Orwell’s…
Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux begin excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves, where they will eventually discover the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls. Date: February 15, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory sees first light under the direction of Edwin Hubble, becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until BTA-6 is built in 1976). Date: January 26, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Chaim Weizmann begins his term as the first President of Israel. Date: February 17, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Battle of Guningtou Begins in Taiwan Strait, October 25, 1949Smith Act Trials Convict Communist…
The People's Republic of China is established. Date: October 1, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Eastern Air Lines Flight 537 Mid-Air Collision Kills 55, November 1, 1949Hale Telescope First Light at Palomar Observatory,…
The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty. Date: July 21, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Kemi Strike Protest Turns Deadly, Two Killed in Finland, August 18, 1949Hale Telescope First Light at…