Great Brink’s Robbery: Eleven Thieves Steal $2 Million in Boston, January 17, 1950
Date: January 17, 1950
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Date: January 17, 1950
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TWA Flight 903 crashes near Itay El Barud, Egypt, killing all 55 aboard. Date: August 31, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 31 π Events on this day in 1950 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Chinchaga Fire Ignites, Largest North American Wildfire Begins June 1, 1950Stasi Established…
Second Red Scare: US Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with Communists. Date: February 9, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 9 π Events on this day in 1950 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Sverdlovsk Air Disaster Kills VVS Moscow…
Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 and 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre. Date: June 28, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 28 π Events on this day in 1950 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Korean War: Battle of Hill 282 Friendly Fire Incident,…
Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races. Date: June 24, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 24 π Events on this day in 1950 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Korean War: 42 U.S. POWs Massacred by Korean People’s Army, August 17,…
American lawyer and government official Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury. Date: January 21, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 21 π Events on this day in 1950 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Volkswagen Type 2 Bus Production Begins, March 8, 1950Korean War Refugees Cross Wrecked Taedong…
The People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps (Then known as the PLAAF 1st Ground Forces Brigade) is founded. Date: September 17, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 17 π Events on this day in 1950 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Korean War: North Korean Attack Repelled…