Kemi Strike Protest Turns Deadly, Two Killed in Finland, August 18, 1949
1949 Kemi strike: Two protesters die in the scuffle between the police and the strikers' protest procession in Kemi, Finland.
Date: August 18, 1949
Similar Posts
Smith Act Trials Convict Communist Party Leaders for Conspiracy October 14, 1949
The Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders in the United States convicts eleven defendants of conspiring to advocate the violent overthrow of the federal government. Date: October 14, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Harding and de Vaux Begin Qumran Cave 1 Excavations, February 15, 1949
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) More…
First Networked Television Broadcasts Begin with KDKA-TV, January 11, 1949
The first "networked" television broadcasts took place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming. Date: January 11, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949United Nations…
Dutch-Indonesian Round Table Conference Ends, Sovereignty Transfer Agreed November 2, 1949
The Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference ends with the Netherlands agreeing to transfer sovereignty of the Dutch East Indies to the United States of Indonesia. Date: November 2, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 2 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949U.S….
Cold War: 12 Nations Sign North Atlantic Treaty, Create NATO, April 4, 1949
Cold War: Twelve nations sign the North Atlantic Treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Date: April 4, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Hanns Albin Rauter Convicted and Executed for Crimes Against Humanity,…
