Historical Events In 1950
Jan 06 Britain recognizes Communist government of China
Jan 23 Rebel army of cap Raymond Westerner occupies Bandung
Jan 25 73ºF (23ºC) highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in January
Jan 31 President Truman reveals that he ordered the Atomic Energy Commission to develop the hydrogen bomb
Jan 07 Hank Snow's first appearance on "Grand Ole Opry"
Jan 23 Israeli Knesset resolves that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel
Jan 20 Suriname becomes independent part in Realm of Netherlands
Jan 19 Maiden flight by Canada's Avro Canada CF-100 military plane
Jan 01 Ho Chi Minh begins offensive against French troops in Indo-China
Jan 07 "Happy as Larry" closes at Coronet Theater New York City NY after 3 performances
Jan 17 11 men rob Brink's office in Boston of $1.2M cash & $1.5M securities
Jan 21 George Orwell, the author of Nineteen Eighty-Four, dies in London.
Jan 21 New York jury finds former State Department official Alger Hiss guilty of perjury
Jan 28 Preston Tucker, auto maker, found not guilty of mail fraud
Jan 31 President Truman reveals that he ordered the Atomic Energy Commission to develop hydrogen bomb
Jan 07 Mental health wing of Mercy Hospital burns, kills 41 (Davenport IA)
Jan 17 11 men rob Brink's office in Boston of $1.2M cash & $1.5M securities
Jan 15 4,000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Washington DC
Jan 06 Britain recognizes Communist government of China
Jan 31 U.S. President Harry Truman announces that development has started on the hydrogen bomb.
Jan 07 "Happy as Larry" closes at Coronet Theater New York City NY after 3 performances
Jan 12 Swedish tanker rams British submarine Truculent in Thames, 64 die
Jan 20 "Dance Me a Song" opens at Royale Theater New York City NY for 35 performances
Feb 07 Senator Joe McCarthy finds "communists" in US Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Feb 11 "Rag Mop" by The Ames Brothers hit #1
Feb 12 Albert Einstein warns against hydrogen bomb
Feb 24 Labour wins British parliamentary election
Feb 16 Longest-running prime-time game show, "What's My Line" begins on CBS
Feb 01 USSR demands condemnation of Emperor Hirohito for war crimes
Feb 12 Senator Joe McCarthy claims to have list of 205 communist government employees
Feb 15 The Canadian government lifts the last wartime price controls on goods; brought in during World War II
Feb 09 Senator Joseph McCarthy says the US State Department is infested with communists
Feb 26 Leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety," premieres in New York NY
Feb 07 US & Great-Britain recognize Bao Dai Vietnamese regime
Feb 07 Georges Bidault forms French government
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