Date: April 18, 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 1949Asbestos Strike Begins in Canada, Quiet Revolution Starts – February…
The cornerstone of the United Nations Headquarters is laid. Date: October 24, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949U.S. Armed Forces Security Agency Established May 20, 1949First Networked Television Broadcasts Begin on January 11,…
Amethyst incident: The People's Liberation Army attacks HMS Amethyst (F116) travelling to the British embassy in Nanjing during the Chinese Civil War. Date: April 20, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949U.S. Armed Forces Security Agency…
Paul Robeson performs a second concert in Peekskill, New York eight days after the Peekskill riots. Date: September 4, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 4 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Asbestos Strike Begins in Canada, Quiet Revolution Starts -…
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 1949Knesset Votes…
The Iva Valley Shooting occurs after the coal miners of Enugu in Nigeria go on strike over withheld wages; 21 miners are shot dead and 51 are wounded by police under the supervision of the British colonial administration of Nigeria. Date: November 18, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 18…