WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO JULY 1950
Find out what all happened March to July 1950

The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War. (27. June 1950)

The Llandow air disaster occurs near Sigingstone, Wales, in which 80 people die when their aircraft crashed, making it the world's deadliest air disaster at the time. (12. March 1950)

The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea. (25. June 1950)

Chaplain–Medic massacre: American POWs were massacred by North Korean Army. (16. July 1950)

India and Pakistan sign the Liaquat-Nehru Pact. (8. April 1950)

Argentina becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. (19. April 1950)

Pakistan joins the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank. (11. July 1950)

Cold War: The Soviet Union issues a statement denying that Klaus Fuchs served as a Soviet spy. (7. March 1950)

The first round of the Formula One World Championship is held at Silverstone. (13. May 1950)

Guam is organized as a United States commonwealth. (1. May 1950)

Communist Czechoslovakia's ministry of foreign affairs asks nuncios of Vatican to leave the country. (16. March 1950)

Zionism: the Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel. (5. July 1950)

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket. (24. July 1950)

Egypt announces that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce. (19. May 1950)

Sir Thomas Blamey becomes the only Australian-born Field Marshal in Australian history. (8. June 1950)

Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers, argued to be between 100,000 and 200,000 are executed in the Bodo League massacre. (28. June 1950)

Korean War: North Korean Army conducted Seoul National University Hospital Massacre. (28. June 1950)

Korean War: Task Force Smith – American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan. (5. July 1950)

Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge to in attempt to slow North Korea's offensive. (28. June 1950)

Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed formally segregating races. (27. April 1950)

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