WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO SEPTEMBER 1950
Find out what all happened June to September 1950

Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn. (29. July 1950)

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

United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces. (26. September 1950)

Korean War: The Battle of Hill 282 the first US friendly-fire incident on British military personnel since World War II occurred. (23. September 1950)

Hill 303 massacre: American POWs are shot to death by the North Korean Army. (17. August 1950)

Korean War: United States forces land at Inchon (15. September 1950)

"Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix. (3. September 1950)

Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium is assassinated by far-right elements. (18. 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)

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

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

Forest fires black out the sun over portions of Canada and New England. A blue moon is seen as far away as Europe. (24. September 1950)

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

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

Cold War: In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs. (20. July 1950)

Indonesia joins the United Nations. (28. September 1950)

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

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

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

Indonesia is admitted to the United Nations. (26. September 1950)

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