Aug 10 The Avro Canada C.102 Jetliner takes maiden flight; designed to meet a Trans-Canada Airlines requirement; first jet transport to fly in North America and second to fly in the world

Aug 29 USSR explodes its first atomic bomb

Aug 10 Natl Military Establishment renamed Dept of Defense

Aug 03 The National Basketball Association was formed.

Aug 22 In the Queen Charlotte Island a 8.1 earthquake was Canada's largest historic earthquake.

Oct 15 Billy Graham begins his ministry

Oct 07 German Dem Rep formed from Russian occupation zone (National Day)

Oct 01 The People's Republic of China created

Oct 01 People's Republic of China proclaimed by Mao Tse-tung

Oct 06 Pres Truman signs Mutual Defense Assistance Act (for NATO)

Oct 14 14 US Communist Party leaders convicted of sedition

Oct 04 American Contract Bridge League votes 58«% to keep blacks out

Oct 01 Republic of China (Taiwan) forms on the island of Formosa

Oct 08 The birth of Sigourney Weaver, American actress

Oct 06 Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) sentenced to 10 years and $10,000 fine

Oct 07 German Democratic Republic formed

Oct 28 Eugenie Anderson, the first U.S. woman ambassador, is sworn in.

Oct 01 Military Sea Transportation Service activated.

Oct 15 Administration of territory of Manipur taken over by Indian govt

Oct 26 President Truman signs a measure raising the U.S. minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour.

Oct 15 Tripura accedes to the Indian union

Oct 22 200 killed in train derailment in Poland

Jul 12 LA Rams sign Norm Van Brocklin

Jul 01 Canadian Pacific accepts its last new steam locomotive (in March) class T-l-c 2-10-4 no. 5935 from Montreal Locomotive Works, and acquires its first road diesel-electric locomotives nos. 8400-8404 (in September) for conversion of motive power on the Montreal-Newport-Wells River line.

Jul 20 Israel's 19 month war of independence ends

Jul 27 Havilland Comet 40-passenger airliner makes maiden flight

Jul 26 C A Wirtanen discovers asteroid #1951 Lick

Jul 15 Czech tennis stars Jaroslav Drobny & Vladimir Cernik, defect to US

Jul 21 Senate ratifies North Atlantic Treaty by a vote of 82-13

Jul 07 "Dragnet" premiers on NBC radio; also a TV series in 1951 & 1967

Jul 01 Bao Dai's Republic of Vietnam gains independence from France

Jul 10 The first practical rectangular TV tube announced-Toledo, Oh

Jul 31 Lightning strikes a baseball field in Fla, kills the SS & 3rd baseman

Jul 19 Laos becomes associated state within French Union

Jul 19 Laos independence

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