August 10, 1949 — John George Haigh is executed for murder
The murderous career of John George Haigh is an object lesson in the importance of forensics in obtaining convictions. Haigh...
August 29, 2018
The Complete History
September 6, 1949 — Howard Unruh goes on a killing spree
Sometimes, you really think that these things should have been caught earlier than they were. Surely, for example, someone in...
August 24, 2018
September 23, 1949 — Bruce Springsteen born
The favourite son of Freehold, New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen is the greatest poet of the American working class. Nicknamed ‘The...
August 22, 2018
October 8, 1949 — DiMaggio leads the New York Yankees to victory in the World Series
It wasn’t quite a lockout, but it was close. The 1949 World Series, played between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the...
August 19, 2018
October 31, 1949 — Cecil B DeMille’s “Samson and Delilah” is released
Cecil B DeMille’s “Samson and Delilah” was the second film version of the tale, and the first to be in...
August 14, 2018
February 9, 1950 — Joe McCarthy claims there are Communists in the State Department
Joe McCarthy was a shameless political hack who hitched his wagon to that never-failing engine of conservative vote winning: the...
August 9, 2018
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
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
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