Date: April 18, 1949
The Dominion of Newfoundland joins the Canadian Confederation and becomes the 10th Province of Canada. Date: March 31, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949North Atlantic Treaty Organization Treaty Takes Effect, August 24, 1949Effingham…
Captain James Gallagher lands his B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II in Fort Worth, Texas, after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight in 94 hours and one minute. Date: March 2, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Chinese Civil War: The People's Liberation Army begins its siege of Chengdu, the last Kuomintang-held city in mainland China, forcing President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek and his government to retreat to Taiwan. Date: December 10, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day…
1949 Kemi strike: Two protesters die in the scuffle between the police and the strikers' protest procession in Kemi, Finland. Date: August 18, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949North Atlantic Treaty Organization Treaty…
Chaim Weizmann begins his term as the first President of Israel. Date: February 17, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1949Mildred Gillars Convicted of Treason March 10, 1949Hungary Adopts 1949 Constitution, Becomes People’s Republic…
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 1949National Security…