1950 in History
48 events found for 1950
1950
Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan.
Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan.
1950
The Knesset of Israel passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to the Land of Israel.
The Knesset of Israel passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to the Land of Israel.
1950
Pakistan joins the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank.
Pakistan joins the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank.
1950
Chaplain–Medic massacre: American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
Chaplain–Medic massacre: American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
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Uruguay beats hosts Brazil 2–1 to win the World Cup in a match dubbed as the Maracanazo.
Uruguay beats hosts Brazil 2–1 to win the World Cup in a match dubbed as the Maracanazo.
1950
Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic…
Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic…
1950
After a month-long campaign, the majority of North Korea's Air Force was destroyed by anti-communist forces.
After a month-long campaign, the majority of North Korea's Air Force was destroyed by anti-communist forces.
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket.
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket.
1950
Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.
Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.
1950
Guam is organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States as the President Harry S. Truman signs the Guam…
Guam is organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States as the President Harry S. Truman signs the Guam…
1950
Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre: Seventy-five American POWs are massacred by the North Korean Army.
Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre: Seventy-five American POWs are massacred by the North Korean Army.
1950
Measuring Mw 8.6, the largest earthquake on land occurs in the Assam-Tibet-Myanmar border, killing 4,800.
Measuring Mw 8.6, the largest earthquake on land occurs in the Assam-Tibet-Myanmar border, killing 4,800.
1950
Korean War: Forty-two American prisoners of war were massacred by the Korean People's Army on a hill above Waegwan,…
Korean War: Forty-two American prisoners of war were massacred by the Korean People's Army on a hill above Waegwan,…
1950
Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium, is assassinated. The Party newspaper blames royalists…
Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium, is assassinated. The Party newspaper blames royalists…
1950
Edith Sampson becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the United Nations.
Edith Sampson becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the United Nations.
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To avert a threatened strike during the Korean War, President Truman orders Secretary of the Army Frank Pace to seize…
To avert a threatened strike during the Korean War, President Truman orders Secretary of the Army Frank Pace to seize…
1950
Korean War: British Commonwealth Forces Korea arrives to bolster the US presence.
Korean War: British Commonwealth Forces Korea arrives to bolster the US presence.
1950
TWA Flight 903 crashes near Itay El Barud, Egypt, killing all 55 aboard.
TWA Flight 903 crashes near Itay El Barud, Egypt, killing all 55 aboard.