WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO AUGUST 1950
Find out what all happened January to August 1950

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

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

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

Second Red Scare: Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with Communists. (9. February 1950)

Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium is assassinated by far-right elements. (18. August 1950)

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

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

Public Transport: Green Hornet disaster. A Chicago Surface Lines streetcar crashes into a fuel truck, killing 33. (25. May 1950)

Korean War: British troops arrive in Korea to bolster the US presence there. (29. August 1950)

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

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

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

The Constitution of India comes into force, forming a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as its first President of India. Observed as Republic Day in India. (26. January 1950)

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

American lawyer and government official Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury. (21. January 1950)

Korean War: United Nations repel an offensive by North Korean divisions attempting to cross the Naktong River and assault the city of Taegu. (20. August 1950)

Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.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

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

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

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