Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races. Date: June 24, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today)
An Air France Douglas DC-4 crashes near Bahrain International Airport, killing 40 people. This came two days after another Air France DC-4 crashed in the same location. Date: June 14, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 14 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today)
An Air France Douglas DC-4 crashes near Bahrain International Airport, killing 46 people. Date: June 12, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today)
Herzog and Lachenal of the French Annapurna expedition become the first climbers to reach the summit of an 8,000-metre peak. Date: June 3, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 3 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
The Declaration of Conscience speech, by U.S. Senator from Maine, Margaret Chase Smith, is delivered in response to Joseph R. McCarthy's speech at Wheeling, West Virginia. Date: June 1, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today)
The St. Roch, the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Date: May 29, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Egypt announces that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce. Date: May 19, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today)
A barge containing munitions destined for Pakistan explodes in the harbor at South Amboy, New Jersey, devastating the city. Date: May 19, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today)