WHAT ALL HAPPENED AUGUST TO OCTOBER 1949
Find out what all happened August to October 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 treaty creating NATO goes into effect. (24. August 1949)

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

The retreat of the Democratic Army of Greece in Albania after its defeat on Gramos mountain marks the end of the Greek Civil War. (31. August 1949)

The cornerstone of the United Nations Headquarters is laid. (24. October 1949)

Chinese Civil War: Chinese Communist forces occupy the city of Guangzhou (Canton), in Guangdong, China. (14. October 1949)

The Mann Gulch fire kills 13 firefighters in Montana. (5. August 1949)

Queen Charlotte earthquake: Canada's largest earthquake since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake (22. August 1949)

Arsène Wenger (Arsenal FC Manager and earlier soccer player) was borned in Strasbourg, France. (22. October 1949)

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

Soviet atomic bomb project: The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb, known as First Lightning or Joe 1, at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan. (29. August 1949)

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

In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000. (5. August 1949)

WERD, the 1st black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta, Georgia. (3. October 1949)

The first Plenary Session of the National People's Congress approves the design of the Flag of the People's Republic of China. (27. September 1949)

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

U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act Amendment, streamlining the defense agencies of the United States government, and replacing the Department of War with the United States Department of Defense. (10. August 1949)