Date: May 4, 1949
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 1949Albert II Rides V-2 Rocket, First Mammal in Space June 14, 1949Chinese Civil…
George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four is published in the United States Date: June 8, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Hale Telescope First Light at Palomar Observatory, January 26, 1949Hanns Albin Rauter Convicted…
EDSAC, the first practical electronic digital stored-program computer, runs its first operation. Date: May 6, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949First Television Daytime Soap Opera Broadcast on NBC Chicago January 31, 1949People’s Liberation…
The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, starring William Boyd, is aired on NBC. Date: June 24, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949U.S. Senate Ratifies North Atlantic Treaty, July 21, 1949U.S. Armed Forces Security…
Ezra Pound is awarded the first Bollingen Prize in poetry by the Bollingen Foundation and Yale University. Date: February 19, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Berlin Airlift Ends September 30, 1949Knesset First Convening…
The 6.7 Ms Karlıova earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 320–450 dead. Date: August 17, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Greek Civil War Ends with Democratic…