Uruguay Beats Brazil to Win World Cup in Maracanazo, July 16, 1950
Date: July 16, 1950
Date: July 16, 1950
Lhamo Dondrub is officially named the 14th Dalai Lama. Date: November 17, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 17 π Events on this day in 1950 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Berkeley Researchers Announce Discovery of Californium March 17, 1950Assam-Tibet-Myanmar Border Mw 8.6 Earthquake Kills 4,800, August…
The People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps (Then known as the PLAAF 1st Ground Forces Brigade) is founded. Date: September 17, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 17 π Events on this day in 1950 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Guam Becomes U.S. Unincorporated Territory Under…
Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 and 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre. Date: June 28, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 28 π Events on this day in 1950 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Eastern U.S. Covered by Chinchaga Fire Haze September 24,…
The Great Brink's Robbery: Eleven thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car company's offices in Boston. Date: January 17, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 17 π Events on this day in 1950 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1950TWA Flight 903 Crashes in Egypt,…
Cold War: Radio Free Europe first broadcasts. Date: July 4, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 4 π Events on this day in 1950 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Margaret Chase Smith Delivers Declaration of Conscience Speech, June 1, 1950Knesset Declares Jerusalem Capital of Israel, January 23,…
The Chinchaga fire ignites. By September, it would become the largest single fire on record in North America. Date: June 1, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 1 π Events on this day in 1950 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Sverdlovsk Air Disaster Kills VVS Moscow Hockey…