Page 8: Historical Events In 1950

Jun 27   RAAF bomber squadron sent to Malaya to assist the British in counter insurgency work against communist guerrillas during the Malayan Emergency.   

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

Jun 27   US sends 35 military advisers to South Vietnam.   

Jun 28   "Michael Todd's Peep Show" opens at Winter Garden NYC for 278 perfs   

Jun 28   Henry Balfour Gardiner, composer, dies at 72.   

Jun 28   North Korean forces capture Seoul, South Korea.   

Jun 28   North Korean forces capture Seoul   

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

Jun 29   US beats England 1-0 in a world cup soccer game (next win in 1994).   

Jun 30   Pres Truman orders US troops into Korea.   

Jun 30   US President allows American troops deployement in Korea.   

Jul 01   Edward Faber Schneider, composer, dies at 77   

Jul 01   NYC bus fare rises to 10. equal to subway fare, combo fare at 15.   

Jul 02   American troops land in South Korea.   

Jul 02   In this year, Indian Bob Feller, claims his 200th game, 5-3 over Detroit.   

Jul 02   USS Juneau and 2 British ships sink 5 of 6 attacking North Korean torpedo boats and gunboats.   

Jul 03   1st time US and North Korean forces clash in Korean War.   

Jul 03   inaugural time US and North Korean forces clash in the Korean War   

Jul 04   Truman signs public law 600 (Puerto Ricans write own consitution)   

Jul 05   Esquimalt BC Royal Canadian Navy destroyers HMCS Cayuga, Athabaskan, and Sioux leave Esquimalt for Pearl Harbor escorted by cruiser Ontario; to come under UN control during Korean War   

Jul 05   Kenneth Shadrick, Pvt from WV is recorded as becoming 1st US fatality in Korean War.   

Jul 05   Law of Return passes, guarantees all Jews right to live in Israel   

Jul 07   1st Farnborough airshow held.   

Jul 08   33.4 cm rain fall at York, Nebraska (state record).   

Jul 08   Gen Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief, UN forces in Korea   

Jul 08   Leroy Deans awarded inaugural Order of Purple Heart in Korea   

Jul 08   Othmar Spann, Austrian economist/sociologist (Wahre State), dies at 71.   

Jul 09   13.15" (33.40 cm) of rainfall, York, Nebraska (state 24-hour record).   

Jul 10   "Your Hit Parade" premiers on NBC (later CBS) TV   

Jul 11   In this year, 17th All Star Baseball Game: NL claims 4-3 in 14 at Comiskey Park, Chic Ted Williams breaks his elbow; 1st extra inning All Star Game.   

Jul 11   Timotei Popovici, composer, dies at 79   

Jul 12   ILTF re-admit Germany and Japan in Davis Cup, Poland and Hungary withdraw   

Jul 12   ILTF re-admit Germany and Japan in Davis Cup, Poland and Hungary withdraws   

Jul 13   Doctors remove 7 bone fragments from Ted Williams elbow   

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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),