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The Year I was born;1950
Music
Savoy Records Discography: 1950 - session
Danny Cobb w/ Lucky Thompson Orch. NYC, June 16, 1950
Zoot Sims 4 Paris, France, June 16, 1950
In the Theaters -- February 24, 1950
Mother Didn't Tell Me," with Dorothy McGuire, William Lundigan (and Leif Erickson!).
Sports
1950 Boston Red Sox
the 1950 Boston Red Sox were 16-13 in June
World Cup 1950
World Cup 1950. The United States 1950 World Cup Team shocked the soccer world by defeating the highly-rated English 1-0.
1950 Boxing
Feb 8 - Jersey Joe Walcott KOs Harold Johnson, three rounds, Philadelphia. In 1936, Walcott had KO's Phil Johnson, Harold's father, also in three rounds, same city.
Sept 4 - Dave Sands, already Australian middleweight and light heavyweight champion, defeats Alf Gallagher, 15 rounds, Sydney, to win Australian heavyweight title.
Sept 8 - Sandy Sandler regains featherweight title when Willie Pep is unable to answer bell for round eight due to a dislocated shoulder, Bronx.
Sept 13 - Jake LaMotta, far behind, KOs Laurent Dauthuille with just 13 seconds remaining in the 15th round, Detroit, to retain middleweight title.
Sept 27 - Ezzard Charles gains recognition as undisputed heavyweight champion by defeating a comebacking Joe Louis, 15 rounds, New York.
Nov 13 - Rocky Marciano defeats Ted Lowry, 10 rounds, Providence. Lowry also lasted 10 rounds against Marciano in October 1949, giving him the distinction of being the only fighter to do so twice.
Science
Asteroid (29075) 1950 DA was discovered on 23 February 1950
Weather
1950
January 25
73 degrees F (23 degrees C) highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in January. [1]
July 9
13.15 inches (33.40 cm) of rainfall, York, Nebraska (state 24-hour record). [1]
August 15
8.6 earthquake kills over 1,000 in Assam, India. [1]
On my birthdate
President Harry S. Truman June 16, 1950 Statement by the President Upon Signing Bill Amending the Displaced Persons Act.
Military
There were 118.82 million U.S. military billets during 1950-2000 (with "billet" defined as one ... Date posted: June 16, 2008
1950 was the start of the fast changes that would be seen in the next 2 decades , the great depression was becoming a faint memory and families were moving out to the suburbs, kids watched howdy doody on 12 inch black and white TV sets History of TV and spent Saturday afternoons watching cartoons at Cinema matinees , times were gentler with little violence and the consumer revolution was about to start in a big way, and the man of the household became the sole breadwinner. The median family income was $3,300 a year and milk was still delivered to the doorstep.
Cost of Living 1950
How Much things cost in 1950
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 1.09%
Yearly Inflation Rate UK 2.8%
Average Cost of new house $8,450.00
Average wages per year $3,210.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 18 cents
Average Cost of a new car $1,510.00
Stromburg Black and White Television $249.95
Ball Point Pen 25 cents
Samsonite Case $25.00
Clock Radio $59.95
Below are some Prices for UK guides in Pounds Stirling
Average House Price 1,940
Popular Culture 1950
James Dean gets his break when he appears in a Pepsi Commercial
Popular Films
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Cinderella
Samson and Delilah
Sunset Blvd
Father of The Bride
King Solomon's Mines
Annie Get Your Gun
Born This Year
Loyd Grossman September 16th
Tom Petty October 20th
Technology
First TV remote control, Zenith Radio's Lazy Bones is marketed
Diners Club Issues First Credit Cards
President Truman authorizes production of hydrogen bomb
8 million homes in the US now own Televisions
Inventions Invented by Inventors and Country ( or attributed to First Use )
Credit Card USA by Ralph Schneider
Transistor USA by William Shockley ( Bell Telephone )
What Events Happened in 1950
Communist China provides additional military forces to Communist North Korea
North Korea invades South Korea capturing Seoul
Great Brinks Robbery on January 17th in Boston
President Truman approved U.S. construction of the hydrogen bomb
US Defense Production Act starts wage and price controls.
US leads UN in Korean War
Persecution of Communists is initiated by Senator McCarthy
The Eastern United States suffers 7 days of Blizzard Conditions and strong winds leaving more than 1 million homes without power.
Chinese invasion of Tibet
12 nations agree to the creation of North Atlantic Treaty Organization / NATO for the defense of the United States and Europe.
Formation of the Warsaw Pact in answer to the wests NATO
Volcanic cloud kills 5000 in Mount Lamington, New Guinea
Albert Einstein warns that nuclear war could lead to mutual destruction
In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed formally segregating races
Violent storms and a tornado devastate southern England
Earthquake and floods in Assam, India - 574 deaths, 5,000,000 believed homeless
President Harry Truman sends United States military personnel to Vietnam to aid French forces
President Harry S. Truman places America�s railroads under the control of the U.S. Army
Two Long Island commuter trains collide in the Richmond Hills section of Queens killing 79 people
The British Labour party wins the 1950 general election
Petrol Rationing Ends in Great Britain after 11 years
Uruguay wins the 1950 World Cup in Brazil
Fangio wins the Monaco Grand Prix his first Grand Prix of a total of 24 Grand Prix victories
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