Volkswagen Type 2 Bus Production Begins, March 8, 1950

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 1950Stasi Established in East Germany,…

The Declaration of Conscience speech, by U.S. Senator from Maine, Margaret Chase Smith, is delivered in response to Joseph R. McCarthy's speech at Wheeling, West Virginia. Date: June 1, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Edith Sampson becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the United Nations. Date: August 24, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Finland Establishes Diplomatic Relations with China, January 13, 1950Klaus Fuchs Convicted of Soviet…

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 1950Darlington Raceway Hosts Inaugural Southern 500 NASCAR Race, September 4,…

Chaplain–Medic massacre: American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army. Date: July 16, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1950Korean War: North Korean Attack Repelled at Battle of Nam River, September 19, 1950HMS Truculent…