WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO OCTOBER 1950
Find out what all happened February to October 1950

Cold War: The Soviet Union issues a statement denying that Klaus Fuchs served as a Soviet spy. (7. March 1950)

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

Cold War: Klaus Fuchs is convicted of spying for the Soviet Union by disclosing top secret atomic bomb data. (1. March 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: Bloody Gulch massacre—American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army. (12. August 1950)

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

Chaplain–Medic massacre: American POWs were massacred by North Korean Army. (16. July 1950)

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

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

Chinese Civil War: The National Revolutionary Army instigates the unsuccessful Battle of Tianquan against the People's Liberation Army. (14. February 1950)

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

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

Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.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

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

Radio Free Europe first broadcasts. (4. July 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)

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

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

Television: CBS's mechanical color system is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. (11. October 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)

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