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What happened and who was famous in 1949? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 1949.
Historical Events for the Year 1949. 1st January » United Nations cease-fire takes effect in Kashmir from one minute before midnight. War between India and Pakistan stops accordingly. 2nd January » Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico.
Jun 8, 2019 · Giving an overview of exactly what happened in 1949, this timeline of key and memorable 1949 events offers an insight into the relationships formed between governments, the laws and agreements put in place in multiple countries, and highlights the progression that had been made in the postwar era.
Oct 27, 2019 · First, on April 4, 1949, in Washington, D.C., the United States joined Canada and ten other European countries in forming—for better or worse-- the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This...
January 5 – President Harry S. Truman unveils his Fair Deal program. January 11 – Los Angeles, California, receives its first recorded snowfall. January 17 – The first Volkswagen Beetle to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York City by Dutch businessman Ben Pon.
What Happened in 1949? MAJOR EVENTS: Communists forces gain power in China; nationalists flee to Taiwan; North Atlantic Treaty Organization established; Soviet Union detonates its first atomic bomb; Israel admitted to U.N. Soviet Union lifts Berlin blockade; Berlin airlift ends; Apartheid becomes official government policy in South Africa
1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1949th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 949th year of the 2nd millennium, the 49th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1940s decade.
