Date: January 26, 1949
United Nations cease-fire takes effect in Kashmir from one minute before midnight. War between India and Pakistan stops accordingly. Date: January 1, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Harry S. Truman Unveils Fair Deal…
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) More…
In the United States, the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the National Security Agency, is established. Date: May 20, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Cold War: Twelve Nations Sign North Atlantic…
Cold War: The Soviet Union lifts its blockade of Berlin. Date: May 12, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949First Networked Television Broadcasts Begin with KDKA-TV, January 11, 1949Indonesian Independence Recognized by Netherlands, End…
All 55 people on board Eastern Air Lines Flight 537 are killed when the Douglas DC-4 operating the flight collides in mid-air with a Bolivian Air Force Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft over Alexandria, Virginia. Date: November 1, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in…
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 1949Dutch-Indonesian Round Table Conference Ends, Sovereignty Transfer Agreed November 2, 1949Chinese Civil…