WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO SEPTEMBER 1950
Find out what all happened March to September 1950

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

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

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

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

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

Indonesia is admitted to the United Nations. (26. September 1950)

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "californium". (17. March 1950)

Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.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

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

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

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

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

Cold War: In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs. (20. July 1950)

Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre—American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army. (12. August 1950)

Guam is organized as a United States commonwealth. (1. May 1950)

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

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

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

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