Captain James Gallagher lands his B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II in Fort Worth, Texas, after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight in 94 hours and one minute. Date: March 2, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Armistice Agreements are signed, to formally end the hostilities of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Date: February 24, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Chaim Weizmann begins his term as the first President of Israel. Date: February 17, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today)
Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux begin excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves, where they will eventually discover the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls. Date: February 15, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Asbestos Strike begins in Canada. The strike marks the beginning of the Quiet Revolution in Quebec. Date: February 14, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Knesset (parliament of Israel) convenes for the first time. Date: February 14, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today)
These Are My Children, the first television daytime soap opera, is broadcast by the NBC station in Chicago, United States. Date: January 31, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory sees first light under the direction of Edwin Hubble, becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until BTA-6 is built in 1976). Date: January 26, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first Emmy Awards are presented in the United States; the venue is the Hollywood Athletic Club. Date: January 25, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today)