Page 12: Historical Events In 1950

Oct 07   NY Yankees sweep Phila Phillies in 47th World Series   

Oct 07   US forces invade Korea by crossing the 38th parallel   

Oct 08   4th NHL All-Star Game: Detroit beat All-Stars 7-1 at Detroit   

Oct 11   Task Force 77 Aircraft destroy North Korean vessels off Songjin and Wonsan and north of Hungham.   

Oct 11   The U.S. Federal Communications Commission issues the inaugural license to broadcast television in color, to CBS.   

Oct 12   "Call Me Madam" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 644 performances.   

Oct 14   Rev Sun Young Moon liberated from Hung Nam prison   

Oct 18   Connie Mack retires as manager of A's after 50 years.   

Oct 19   Bird Building at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is dedicated   

Oct 19   Edna St Vincent Millay, poet/dramatist/feminist (Harp Weaver-Pulitzer Prize)   

Oct 19   UN forces entered the capital of North Korea   

Oct 20   Henry Lewsis Stimson, US minister of War/gov-gen, dies   

Oct 21   Chinese forces occupy Tibet.   

Oct 22   LA Rams beat Baltimore Colts 70-27   

Oct 23   Al Jolson, [Asa Yoelson], singer/actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 64.   

Oct 25   Battle of Pakchon, Korea starts.   

Oct 25   Chinese Communist Forces launch inaugural offensive in Korea.   

Oct 25   Dutch NSB leader C van Gelderen sentenced to life   

Oct 26   630 Dutch volunteers depart (on)to Korea.   

Oct 26   In London King George VI opens the restored House of Commons chamber, destroyed in a 1941 bombing raid   

Oct 27   Paul Creston's 3rd Symphony "Triumph of St Joan," premieres.   

Oct 29   British minister of Finance Stafford Cripps steps down   

Oct 29   Gustav V, king of Sweden, dies at 92.   

Oct 30   David Diamond's 3rd Symphony, premieres   

Oct 31   Carel T Scharten, Dutch poet/writer (Lost Paradise), dies at 72   

Oct 31   Collazo and Torresola attempt to kill Truman in Washington, DC   

Nov 01   Griselio Torresola, attempted to assassinate Pres Truman, shot dead.   

Nov 01   Puerto Rican nationalists try to kill President Truman at the Blair House   

Nov 02   "Barrier" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 4 performances   

Nov 02   George Bernard Shaw, Irish author (Pygmalion), dies at 94.   

Nov 04   "Barrier" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 4 performances.   

Nov 05   Cleveland Browns' Tommy James intercepts 3 passes, club record.   

Nov 05   Jacobus J E Hondius, Dutch classicist/graphic artist, dies at 53.   

Nov 06   Branch Rickey signs 5-yr contract as VP/GM of Pitts Pirates.   

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Jan 02   Lou gramm: Rocker   

Jan 02   David shifrin: American classical clarinetist   

Jan 03   Beth anderson: Composer   

Jan 03   Victoria principal: American actress   

Jan 05   Chris stein: Rock guitarist and co-founder of blondie (heart of glass, call me) born in brooklyn, new york   

Jan 05   Michael o'donoghue: Writer/performer   

Jan 05   Ioan petru culianu: Romanian-born professor   

Jan 05   John manley: Canadian politician   

Jan 02   Emil jannings: Actor (the way of all flesh),   

Jan 06   Isaiah bowman: Geographer/co-founder (geographical review),   

Jan 08   George rowe: Cricketer (15 wckts in 4 tests for s af 1895-1902),    

Jan 11   Karin michaelis: Writer,   

Jan 12   Koos van de griend: Composer,    

Jan 15   Gen henry "hap" arnold: U.s. general of the air force (b. 1886)   

Jan 21   George orwell: Author (animal farm, 1984),   

Jan 22   Alan hale: Actor (little john-adv of robin hood),