WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO JULY 1950
Find out what all happened February to July 1950

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

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

The Llandow air disaster occurs near Sigingstone, Wales, in which 80 people die when their aircraft crashed, making it the world's deadliest air disaster at the time. (12. March 1950)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Robert Schuman presents his proposal on the creation of an organized Europe, which according to him was indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. This proposal, known as the "Schuman declaration", is considered by some people to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union. (9. May 1950)

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

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

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

Bhumibol Adulyadej crowns himself King Rama IX of Thailand. (5. May 1950)

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "californium". (17. March 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)

The Stasi, the secret police of East Germany, is established. (8. February 1950)

Bhumibol Adulyadej marries Queen Sirikit after their quiet engagement in Lausanne, Switzerland on July 19, 1949. (28. April 1950)