Asbestos Strike Begins in Canada, Quiet Revolution Starts – February 14, 1949
Date: February 14, 1949
Date: February 14, 1949
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 1949BAA and NBL Finalize NBA Merger – August 3, 1949First…
The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League finalize the merger that would create the National Basketball Association. Date: August 3, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 3 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949SS Noronic Burns in Toronto…
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 1949Soviet Union Lifts…
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 1949Reykjavík NATO Riot in Austurvöllur Square, March 30, 1949First TV Western Hopalong Cassidy Airs on NBC,…
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 1949National Security Act Amendment Creates…
Chinese Civil War: The Communist forces take over Tianjin from the Nationalist government. Date: January 15, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Ezra Pound Wins First Bollingen Prize in Poetry, February 19, 1949Air France…