WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO OCTOBER 1950
Find out what all happened March to October 1950

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Golden Pavilion at Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto, Japan burns down. (2. July 1950)

Korean War: Task Force Smith – American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan. (5. July 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: North Korean troops initiate the Battle of Taejon. (14. July 1950)

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

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

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

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

Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers, argued to be between 100,000 and 200,000 are executed in the Bodo League massacre. (28. June 1950)

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