WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO AUGUST 1950
Find out what all happened May to August 1950

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

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

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

Korean War: Task Force Smith – American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan. (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Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.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)

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

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

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

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

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

Hill 303 massacre: American POWs are shot to death by the North Korean Army. (17. August 1950)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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