UN Security Council Resolution 79 Adopts Arms Control, January 17, 1950

Korean War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman authorizes a sea blockade of Korea. Date: June 29, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 29 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1950South Amboy Munitions Barge Explosion Devastates Harbor, May 19, 1950Volkswagen Type 2…

The Stasi, the secret police of East Germany, is established. Date: February 8, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Volkswagen Type 2 Bus Production Begins, March 8, 1950Herzog and Lachenal Summit Annapurna, First 8,000-Metre…

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 1950Korean War Begins Battle of…

The Tollund Man is discovered in a peat bog near Silkeborg, Denmark. Date: May 8, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Nainital Wedding Massacre Kills 22 Harijans, April 21, 1950Joseph McCarthy Accuses State Department…

British submarine HMS Truculent collides with an oil tanker in the Thames Estuary, killing 64 men. Date: January 13, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Sverdlovsk Air Disaster Kills VVS Moscow Hockey Team January 7,…