Asbestos Strike Begins in Canada, Quiet Revolution Starts February 14, 1949

Hanns Albin Rauter, a chief SS and Police Leader in the Netherlands, is convicted and executed for crimes against humanity. Date: March 24, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 24 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Mann Gulch Fire Kills 13…

Chinese Civil War: The Government of the Republic of China moves from Nanjing to Taipei, Taiwan. Date: December 7, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 7 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949EDSAC First Practical Stored-Program Computer Runs First Operation, May…

Amethyst incident: The People's Liberation Army attacks HMS Amethyst (F116) travelling to the British embassy in Nanjing during the Chinese Civil War. Date: April 20, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Cochin-Travancore Merge into Thiru-Kochi Ends…

Cold War: The Western occupying powers approve the Basic Law and establish a new German state, the Federal Republic of Germany. Date: May 23, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Amethyst Incident: PLA Attacks…

Chinese Civil War: The People's Liberation Army begins its siege of Chengdu, the last Kuomintang-held city in mainland China, forcing President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek and his government to retreat to Taiwan. Date: December 10, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day…

Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") is convicted of treason. Date: March 10, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Luis Muñoz Marín Inaugurated as Puerto Rico’s First Elected Governor, January 2, 1949These Are My Children, First…