Jun 20 Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit

Jun 10 The West turns down Soviet plans to reunify Germany

Jun 30 Pres Truman orders US troops into Korea

Jun 24 M Itzigsohn discovers asteroid #1821 Aconcagua

Jun 15 Itzigsohn discover asteroid 1581 Abanderada, 1582 Martir & 1779 Parana

Jun 26 In Ottawa Ontario, Minister of National Defence Brooke Claxton 1898-1960 announces invasion of Republic of Korea (South Korea) by North Korean forces June 25.

Jun 28 North Korean forces capture Seoul, South Korea

Jun 29 Australia commits military units to United Nations Force in Korea

Jun 27 UN Security Council calls on members for troops to aid South Korea

Jun 17 The first kidney transplant (Chicago)

Jun 25 Israeli airline El Al begins service

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

Aug 07 Cabinet decides to recruit and create a special Canadian armed force of 5,000 men for service with United Nations in Korea.

Aug 23 West Germany & Japan readmitted to Intl Amateur Athletic Federation

Aug 29 Intl Olympic Committee votes admission to West Germany & Japan in '52

Aug 17 Indonesia gains independence from the Netherlands

Aug 31 Contingent of 80 men from First Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, leaves for the Korean War.

Aug 01 King Leopold of Belgium abdicates, Baudouin becomes king

Aug 15 8.6 quake kills over 1,000 in Assam, India

Aug 19 ABC begins Saturday morning kid shows (Animal Clinic and Acrobat Ranch)

Aug 25 Sugar Ray Robinson KOs Jose Basora to win middleweight boxing title

Aug 25 US President Harry Truman orders the Army to take over the railroads to stop a possible strike.

Aug 25 Pres Truman orders army to seize control of RR to avert a strike

Aug 27 General Foods blacklists Jean Muir of Aldrich Family as a communist

Aug 24 Operation Magic Carpet-45,000 Yemenite Jews move to Israel

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