Egypt Closes Suez Canal to Israeli Ships and Commerce, May 19, 1950
Date: May 19, 1950
Date: May 19, 1950
The Tollund Man is discovered in a peat bog near Silkeborg, Denmark. Date: May 8, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Korean War: British and Australian Forces Halt Chinese Advance, November 5, 1950Margaret Chase…
The Linnanmäki amusement park is opened for the first time in Helsinki. Date: May 27, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1950F-86 Sabre First Mission Over Korea, December 17, 1950Egypt Closes Suez Canal to…
Robert Schuman presents the "Schuman Declaration", considered by some to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union. Date: May 9, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1950TWA Flight…
The Chinchaga fire ignites. By September, it would become the largest single fire on record in North America. 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 from 1950Linnanmäki Amusement Park Opens in Helsinki May…
Korean War: Associated Press photographer Max Desfor photographs hundreds of Korean refugees crossing a downed bridge in the Taedong River: 1951 Pulitzer Prize winner Flight of Refugees Across Wrecked Bridge in Korea. Date: December 4, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅…
The Constitution of India comes into force, forming a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as the first President of India. Observed as Republic Day in India. Date: January 26, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More…