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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 February 2025. 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 British ...
November 24–25 – Great Appalachian Storm of 1950: A phenomenal winter storm ravages the northeastern United States, brings 30 to 50 inches of snow, temperatures below zero, and kills 323 people.
The evolution of United States standard time zone boundaries from 1919 to 2024 in five-year increments. Plaque in Chicago marking the creation of the four time zones of the continental US in 1883 Colorized 1913 time zone map of the United States, showing boundaries very different from today Map of U.S. time zones during between April 2, 2006, and March 11, 2007.
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1954 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at an all-time high of 382.74, the first time the Dow has surpassed its peak level reached just before the Wall Street Crash of 1929; 1954 – NBC airs The Tonight Show, the first late-night talk show, originally hosted by Steve Allen; 1954 – The Democrats retake both houses of Congress in the ...
In March, the clocks "spring forward" an hour, and in November, they "fall back." In 2024, we'll return to standard time on Nov. 3. The time change helps to maximize the amount of natural daylight.
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On Nov. 18, 1883, Americans adopted four standardized time zones, replacing a confusing, dangerous hodgepodge of times. Why Americans shifted, scrapped minutes and changed time forever 141 years ...