Major Events
- Jan 23 Israeli Knesset resolves Jerusalem is capital of Israel
- Jan 31 US President Harry Truman publicly announces support for the development of a hydrogen bomb
- Jun 25 North Korea invades South Korea, beginning the Korean War
- Jun 27 North Korean troops reach Seoul, UN asks members to aid South Korea, Harry Truman orders US Air Force & Navy into Korean conflict
- Sep 24 Operation Magic Carpet concludes after having transported 45,000 Yemenite Jews to Israel
- Oct 21 Chinese forces occupy Tibet
- Nov 24 UN troops begin an assault intending to end Korean War by Christmas
- Dec 30 Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia become Independent states within the French Union
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1950 in Film & TV
- Feb 25 "Your Show of Shows" with Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca premieres on NBC. Writers include Mel Brooks, Neil Simon and Woody Allen.
- Jul 10 "Your Hit Parade" premieres on NBC-TV (later CBS), after being broadcast on radio from 1935
- Jul 20 "Arthur Murray Party" premieres on ABC TV (later DuMont, CBS, NBC)
- Aug 19 ABC begins Saturday morning kid shows (Animal Clinic & Acrobat Ranch)
- Aug 27 1st transmission of a TV programme from continental Europe shown on BBC
- Sep 30 Radio's "Grand Ole Opry" is broadcast on TV for 1st time
1950 in Music
- Nov 24 Frank Loesser's musical "Guys & Dolls", starring Robert Alda, Vivian Blaine, and Sam Levene, opens at 46th St Theater, NYC; runs for 1200 performances, winning 5 Tony Awards
1950 in Sport
- Apr 25 Chuck Cooper becomes the 1st African American to be drafted into the NBA (for Boston Celtics)
- May 13 First ever race of the Formula 1 World Drivers Championship is run at Silverstone, England and won by Giuseppe Farina of italy in an Alfa Romeo
- Sep 3 Giuseppe "Nino" Farina wins inaugural Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by taking out the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in an Alfa Romeo; wins by 3 points from Juan Manuel Fangio
- Nov 1 Celtics' forward Chuck Cooper becomes first African American to play in the NBA in Boston's 107-84 loss at Fort Wayne Pistons; future Hall of Famer Bob Cousy also debuts for Celtics
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Famous Weddings in 1950
- Feb 17 Natural history broadcaster David Attenborough (24) weds Jane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel
- Mar 24 Actress Ingrid Bergman (34) weds Roberto Rossellini
- Apr 14 American minor league pitcher and future Dodgers' manager Tommy Lasorda (22) weds Joan Miller in South Carolina
Famous Divorces in 1950
- Mar 1 Actress Ingrid Bergman (34) divorces dentist Petter Aron Lindström after 12 years of marriage
- Jul 5 Actress Bette Davis (42) divorces artist William Grant Sherry after more than 4 years of marriage
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