WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO OCTOBER 1949
Find out what all happened February to October 1949

Chaim Weizmann begins his term as the first President of Israel. (17. February 1949)

A fire in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois, kills 77 people and leads to nationwide fire code improvements in the United States. (5. April 1949)

The Soviet Union lifts its blockade of Berlin. (12. May 1949)

The Dominion of Newfoundland joins the Canadian Confederation and becomes the 10th Province of Canada. (31. March 1949)

Initial flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner. (27. July 1949)

Fireside Theater debuts on television. (5. April 1949)

The Communist Party of China writes the Common Programme for the future People's Republic of China. (29. September 1949)

Nikolaos Zachariadis, leader of the Communist Party of Greece, announces a "temporary cease-fire", effectively ending the Greek Civil War. (16. October 1949)

Long-Haired Hare, starring Bugs Bunny, is released in theaters. (25. June 1949)

The diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and the German Democratic Republic are established. (16. October 1949)

The Berlin Airlift ends. (30. September 1949)

Allied military authorities relinquish control of former Nazi Germany assets back to German control. (6. September 1949)

The communist German Democratic Republic (East Germany) is formed. (7. October 1949)

The keel for the aircraft carrier USS United States is laid down at Newport News Drydock and Shipbuilding. However, construction is canceled five days later, resulting in the Revolt of the Admirals. (18. April 1949)

EDSAC, the first practical electronic digital stored-program computer, runs its first operation. (6. May 1949)

The Peekskill Riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, New York. (4. September 1949)

The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, is aired on NBC starring William Boyd. (24. June 1949)

The Canadian steamship SS Noronic burns in Toronto Harbour with the loss of over 118 lives. (17. September 1949)

The 26 counties of the Irish Free State become Ireland. (1. April 1949)

The Asbestos Strike begins in Canada. The strike marks the beginning of the Quiet Revolution in Quebec. (14. February 1949)