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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 December 2024. This article is about the year 1950. For the song by King Princess, see 1950 (song). 1950 January February March April May June July August September October November December Clockwise from top left: A Convair B-36 Peacemaker from the 7th Bombardment Wing crashed in northwestern ...
Events from the year 1950 in the United States. Incumbents. Federal government. President: Harry S. Truman (D-Missouri) Vice President: Alben W. Barkley (D - ...
1950 – NBC airs Broadway Open House a late-night comedy, variety, talk show through 1951. Hosted by Morey Amsterdam and Jerry Lester and Dagmar, it serves as the prototype for The Tonight Show; 1950 – Failed assassination attempt by two Puerto Rican nationals on President Harry S. Truman while he was living at Blair House.
The 1950s (pronounced nineteen-fifties; commonly abbreviated as the "Fifties" or the "' 50s") (among other variants) was a decade that began on January 1, 1950, and ended on December 31, 1959. Throughout the decade, the world continued its recovery from World War II , aided by the post-World War II economic expansion .
The 1950s (pronounced nineteen-fifties; commonly abbreviated as the "Fifties" or the "' 50s") (among other variants) was a decade that began on January 1, 1950, and ended on December 31, 1959. Throughout the decade, the world continued its recovery from World War II , aided by the post-World War II economic expansion .
C. S. Forester's historical novel Mr. Midshipman Hornblower. Doris Lessing's novel The Grass is Singing. C. S. Lewis's novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, first of The Chronicles of Narnia series (16 October). [35] Mervyn Peake's novel Gormenghast, second of the eponymous series. Barbara Pym's novel Some Tame Gazelle. Evelyn Waugh's ...
1950 events in the United States by month (12 C) / 1950 disestablishments in the United States (37 C, 12 P) 1950 establishments in the United States (58 C, 74 P) A.
The following events occurred in December 1950: ... The Tactical Air Command returned to the status of a major command for the first time since December 1948. [4]