WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO AUGUST 1950
Find out what all happened April to August 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)

Korean War: North Korean troops initiate the Battle of Taejon. (14. July 1950)

Edith Sampson becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the United Nations. (24. August 1950)

The St. Roch, the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. (29. May 1950)

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

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

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

Korean War: Seoul is captured by North Korean troops. (28. June 1950)

Radio Free Europe first broadcasts. (4. July 1950)

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

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

The Golden Pavilion at Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto, Japan burns down. (2. July 1950)

The first successful ascent of an Eight-thousander; the summit of Annapurna is reached by Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal. (3. June 1950)

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

Althea Gibson becomes the first black competitor in international tennis. (22. August 1950)

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

President Harry Truman orders the U.S. Army to seize control of the nation's railroads to avert a strike. (25. August 1950)

Bhumibol Adulyadej crowns himself King Rama IX of Thailand. (5. May 1950)

Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre—American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army. (12. August 1950)

A barge containing munitions destined for Pakistan explodes in the harbor at South Amboy, New Jersey, devastating the city. (19. May 1950)