Historical Events for September 1950
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Months in 1950: January February March April May June July August October November December
Results 1 - 56 of 56
1st - 13 North Korean divisions open assault on UN lines
1st - West Berlin granted a constitution
3rd - "Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.
4th - 1st helicopter rescue of American pilot behind enemy lines
4th - D McI Hodgson of St Ann Bay, Nova Scotia catches a 997 lb tuna
4th - Heavy typhoon strikes Japan, kills about 250
4th - Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race.
5th - 64th US Womens Tennis: Margaret Osborne duPont beats D Hart (63 63)
5th - 70th US Mens Tennis: Art Larsen beats Herbert Flam (63 46 57 64 63)
5th - 98.3 cm rainfall at Yankeetown, Florida (state record)
7th - Monasteries shut down in Hungary
9th - "Texas, Li'l Darlin'" closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 293 perfs
9th - "Where's Chartev?" closes at St James Theater NYC after 792 perfs
9th - 1st use of TV laugh track-Hank McCune
9th - Massive arrests of communists in France
10th - Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st to hit 3 HR in a game at Griffith Stadium
11th - "Beetle Bailey" comic strip debuts
11th - 1st typesetting machine to dispense with metal type exhibited
11th - 33 die in a train crash in Coshocton Ohio
11th - Dick Tracy TV show sparks uproar concerning violence
12th - Belgian govt dismisses all communist civil servants
14th - Western allies rearm West Germany
15th - During Korean conflict, UN forces land at Inchon in South Korea
15th - East German premier Grotewohl pleads for German reunification
15th - For a record 6th time, NY Yankee Johnny Mize hits 3 HRs in one game
15th - Longest game in Phila's Shribe Park, Phils beat Reds 8-7 in 19
15th - UN lands at Inchon to drive North Korean troops out of the south
15th - US troop land on Wolmi-Do island off of Seoul
16th - Cleveland Rams (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, beat Phila 35-10)
16th - Viet Minh-offensive against French bases in Vietnam
17th - San Francisco 49ers (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, lose 21-17
18th - Nakagawa Soen, Zen teacher, receives dharma transmission
19th - European Payment Union forms in Paris
19th - Great Three acknowledge Bond govt as only German govt
19th - UN reject membership of China's People Republic
21st - George Marshall sworn in as the 3rd Secretary of Defense of United States.
22nd - Nobel peace prize awarded to Ralph J Bunche (1st black winner)
22nd - Omar N Bradley promoted to rank of 5-star general
23rd - Patty Berg wins LPGA Sunset Hills Golf Open
23rd - Phila A's Joe Astroth is 4th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (6th)
23rd - US Mustangs accidentally bombs British on Hill 282 Korea, 17 killed
24th - "Operation Magic Carpet"-All Jews from Yemen move to Israel
26th - Australia wins Davis Cup tennis tournament
26th - Because of forest fire in Br Columbia, blue moon appears in England
26th - Phils pitcher Jim Konstanty makes record 71st appearance of year
26th - UN troops in Korean War recapture South Korean capital of Seoul
27th - Dr Ralph Bunche receives Nobel Peace Prize
27th - Ezzard Charles beats Joe Louis in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
27th - Heavyweight champ Ezzard Charles KOs Joe Louis in NYC
28th - Indonesia becomes 60th member of UN
29th - "Tin Pan Alley TV," last airs on ABC-TV
29th - Telephone Answering Machine created by Bell Laboratories
29th - Yanks clinch 2nd consecutive pennant under Casey Stengel
30th - 1st congress of International Astronautical Federation opens in Paris
30th - Radio's "Grand Ole Opry" is broadcasted on TV for 1st time
30th - WSM TV channel 4 in Nashville, TN (NBC) begins broadcasting
