People’s Liberation Army Navy Established, April 23, 1949
Date: April 23, 1949
Date: April 23, 1949
A fire in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois, kills 77 people and leads to nationwide fire code improvements in the United States. Date: April 5, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Ezra Pound Wins…
The first "networked" television broadcasts took place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming. Date: January 11, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949U.S. Senate…
Cold War: A riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joins NATO. Date: March 30, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Torino Football Team Killed in Plane Crash, May 4, 1949Bangko…
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 1949Chinese Civil War: PLA Siege of Chengdu, Chiang Kai-shek Retreats to Taiwan, December 10, 1949Soviet…
The Battle of Guningtou in the Taiwan Strait begins. Date: October 25, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 25 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Chaim Weizmann Becomes First President of Israel, February 17, 1949East Germany Formed as Communist German Democratic…
The first oil was taken in Oil Rocks (Neft Daşları), the world's oldest offshore oil platform. Date: November 7, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Republic of Ireland Act Declares Republic, Leaves Commonwealth, April…