February 24, 1950 — George Thorogood is born
A bluesman in the classic mold, George Thorogood was born in Wilmington, Delaware. (Despite his claims, history does not record...
August 4, 2018
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March 17, 1950 — The creation of Californium is announced
One of the elements of the actinide group, Californium was first synthesized on approximately February 9, 1950 by researchers at...
July 29, 2018
May 9, 1950 — L. Ron Hubbard publishes “Dianetics”
“Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health” was first published by L. Ron Hubbard in 1950. It is a canonical...
July 24, 2018
June 25, 1950 — The Korean War begins
The Korean War was caused by the conditions holding since the end of World War Two. Korea had been split...
July 14, 2018
November 7, 1950 — Richard Nixon elected to the US Senate
It’s commonly believed that this is where Nixon got his start in politics, but in fact he was a member...
July 4, 2018
March 29, 1951 — “The King and I” premieres on Broadway
Based on a 1944 novel, “Anna and the King of Siam” by Margaret Landon, “The King and I” was the...
June 29, 2018
April 21, 1951 — Codename Easy, an A-bomb, is tested at the Enewetak Atoll
The nuclear tests at Enewetak were part of a series called Operation Greenhouse. The bombs in the Greenhouse series were...
June 24, 2018
May 8, 1951 — Du Pont Chemical publicly releases Dacron
One of the wonder-fabrics of the Fifties, Dacron was the trade name of a particular polyester sold by Du Pont...
June 19, 2018
July 16, 1951 — “The Catcher in the Rye” is published
On this day, in 1951, one of the all-time great classics of teen angst was published. J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher...
June 9, 2018
July 17, 1951 — The Bantu Authorities Act comes into force in South Africa
The Bantu Authorities Act was one of the major foundations of apartheid in South Africa. It permitted the forced removal...
June 4, 2018
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