St. Roch First Ship to Circumnavigate North America Arrives in Halifax, May 29, 1950

Two Canadian National Railway trains collide in northeastern British Columbia in the Canoe River train crash; the death toll is 21, with 17 of them Canadian troops bound for Korea. Date: November 21, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This…

Herzog and Lachenal of the French Annapurna expedition become the first climbers to reach the summit of an 8,000-metre peak. Date: June 3, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 3 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Nino Farina Becomes First Formula…

Puerto Rican nationalists Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo attempt to assassinate US President Harry S. Truman at Blair House. Date: November 1, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1950South Amboy Barge Munitions Explosion Devastates…

An Air France Douglas DC-4 crashes near Bahrain International Airport, killing 46 people. Date: June 12, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Korean War: U.S. Eighth Army Breaks Pusan Perimeter, September 18, 1950Korean War…

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket. Date: July 24, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Chinchaga Fire Ignites, Largest North American Wildfire Begins June 1, 1950Venezuela…