Date: August 10, 1949
Cold War: The Soviet Union lifts its blockade of Berlin. Date: May 12, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 12 π Events on this day in 1949 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Harry S. Truman Unveils Fair Deal in State of the Union, January 5, 1949Canada Repeals…
Sir Duncan George Stewart, governor of the Crown Colony of Sarawak, was fatally stabbed by a member of the Rukun 13. Date: December 4, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 4 π Events on this day in 1949 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Hale Telescope First Light…
The 6.7 Msβ― KarlΔ±ova earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 320β450 dead. Date: August 17, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 17 π Events on this day in 1949 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Mann Gulch Fire Kills 13 in…
Matsukawa derailment: Unknown saboteurs cause a passenger train to derail and overturn in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, killing three crew members and igniting a political firestorm between the Japanese Communist Party and the government of Occupied Japan that will eventually lead to the Japanese Red Purge. Date: August 17, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia β π …
Soviet atomic bomb project: The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb, known as First Lightning or Joe 1, at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan. Date: August 29, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 29 π Events on this day in 1949 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1949EDSAC First Practical…
More than 92,000 kulaks are suddenly deported from the Baltic states to Siberia. Date: March 25, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 25 π Events on this day in 1949 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Cold War: Western Powers Approve Basic Law, Form West Germany May 23,…