Historical Events In 1950
Nov 22 79 die in a train crash in Richmond Hills NY
Nov 26 China enters Korean conflict, sends troops across Yalu River
Nov 22 Greg The Bull' Luzinzki (baseball Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox)
Nov 22 Greg The Bull' Luzinzki (baseball: Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox)
Nov 08 The first jet-plane battle of Korean War
Nov 25 The 2nd Batallion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry sails for the Korean War
Nov 08 In the first jet plane battle of the Korean War, U.S. Air Force Lt. Russel J. Brown shoots down a North Korean MiG-15.
Nov 29 National Council of the Church of Christ in US established
Nov 20 In the Korean war advancing allied troops reach the Manchurian Chinese border
Nov 29 Three weeks after U.S. General Douglas MacArthur first reported Chinese Communist troops in action in North Korea, U.N. troops begin a desperate retreat out of North Korea under heavy fire from the Chinese
Nov 16 UN gets US government approval to issue postage stamps
Dec 02 Vic Toweel knocks down Danny O'Sullivan 14 times in a title fight
Dec 25 The Stone of Scone, the Scottish coronation stone, is stolen from Westminster Abbey by Scottish nationalists
Dec 22 2 self-propelled trains of Long Island RR collide, killing 77
Dec 22 HMCS Athabaskan relieved for repairs and general maintenance; had performed carrier screen duty, escorted shipping, carried out blockade patrols and provided anti-aircraft protection and general support for the forces evacuating Inchon.
Dec 28 Chinese troops cross 38th Parallel, into South Korea
Dec 10 Ralph J Bunche (1st black American) presented Nobel Peace Prize
Dec 19 General Eisenhower named NATO commander
Dec 16 Truman proclaims state of emergency against "Communist imperialism"
Dec 14 UN General Assembly establishes High Comm for Refugees (Nobel 1954)
Dec 05 Ships of the RAN participate in the evacuation of Chinnampo, Korea
Dec 15 NYC's Port Authority opens
May 09 Norman Dello Joco's premieres in Bronxville
May 05 Phumiphon Abundet crowned as king Rama IX of Thailand
May 10 The first Netherlands-US telex sent
May 01 New marriage laws enforced in People's Republic China
May 25 Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel opens in NYC
May 01 Mayor of Brussels reluctantly bans May Day parade
May 06 Liz Taylor's first marriage (Conrad Hilton Jr)
May 11 Belgium mine disaster at Borinage, 39 die
May 08 American General MacArthur becomes comander of the UN forces in Korea
May 08 Chiang Kai-shek asks US for weapons
May 02 Dutch PM Malan recognizes South-Africa but not China People's Republic
May 13 The birth of Stevie Wonder, American singer
May 21 Vietnamese troops of Ho Chi-Minh attack Cambodia
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