Page 8: Historical Events In 1950

Jun 25   Israeli airline El Al begins service   

Jun 25   Korean conflict begins; N Korea invades S Korea.   

Jun 25   North Korean troops move into South Korea   

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 26   Pres Gottwald of Czech confirms Milada Horakova's death sentence.   

Jun 27   "Liar" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 12 performances   

Jun 27   Milada Horakova, Czech advocate/anti fascist, hanged   

Jun 27   Pres Truman orders Air Force and Navy into Korean conflict.   

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   

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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),