WHAT ALL HAPPENED SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER 1950
Find out what all happened September to November 1950

Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race. (4. September 1950)

Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz is first published (2. October 1950)

Korean War: British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade successfully halted the advancing Chinese 117th Division during the Battle of Pakchon. (5. November 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)

Korean War: North Korean and Chinese troops force United Nations forces to retreat from North Korea. (29. November 1950)

Pope Pius XII witnesses the "Miracle of the Sun" while at the Vatican. (30. October 1950)

Korean War: heavy fighting begins between British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade and the North Korean 239th Regiment during the Battle of Yongju. (21. October 1950)

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

Goyang Geumjeong Cave Massacre started. (9. October 1950)

General Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, President of Venezuela, is assassinated in Caracas. (13. November 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)

Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San, primarily pitting Australian and British forces against communist China, begins. (3. October 1950)

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

The People's Liberation Army takes control of the town of Qamdo; this is sometimes called the "Invasion of Tibet". (19. October 1950)

Korean War: United States Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown, while piloting an F-80 Shooting Star, shoots down two North Korean MiG-15s in the first jet aircraft-to-jet aircraft dogfight in history. (8. November 1950)

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

Pope Pius XII claims papal infallibility when he formally defines the dogma of the Assumption of Mary. (1. November 1950)

Lhamo Dondrub is officially named the 14th Dalai Lama. (17. November 1950)

Iran becomes the first country to accept technical assistance from the United States under the Point Four Program. (19. October 1950)

The People's Republic of China joins the Korean War by sending thousands of troops across the Yalu river to fight United Nations forces. (19. October 1950)