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U.S. – The Great Brinks Robbery occurs in Boston, Massachusetts – thieves steal more than $2 million in cash, cheques and money orders from an armored vehicle.

George Orwell, the Writer, dies after a three-year battle against tuberculosis.

Cold War – U.S. – American President Harry S. Truman orders the development of the hydrogen bomb after the Soviet Union explode their first atomic bomb in 1949.

Albert Einstein warns that nuclear war could lead to mutual destruction.

General Election – Labour and Clement Attlee are re-elected but their majority is slim.

Motoring – The first Volkswagen Type 2 van – also known as the Volkswagen Microbus – rolls off the assembly line in Wolfsburg, Germany.

Suez Canal – Egypt demands that Britain removes all its troops in Suez Canal region.

South Africa Apartheid – The parliament in South Africa passes an Act to segregate races.

Rationing – The government announces the end of Petrol rationing.

Korean War Begins – Civil war between North Korea and South Korea breaks out.

Korean War – North Korean forces capture Seoul from South Korea.

Football – World Cup – The greatest shock in Football, the US beat England 1-0 in the World Cup in Brazil.

Football – World Cup- Uruguay beat hosts Brazil 2-1 to win the 1950 Football World Cup.

Royal Birth – The Queen gives birth to her second child. Later named Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise (Princess Anne).

Korean War – up to 50,000 United Nations troops invade South Korea at Inchon in the first Allied Troop battle of the Korean War.

Korean War – United Nations troops retake Seoul from the occupying North Koreans.

U.S. – The comic strip character Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz is first published in a number of US newspapers.

Sister Mary Teresa begins her charity work in Calcutta, India and becomes widely known as Mother Teresa.

Korean War – An American F-80 fighter plane, shoots down two North Korean MiG-15s – believed to be the first jet-to-jet dog fight in history.

The Poet and Literary Critic T. S. Eliot speaks out against television.

U.S. Actress Shirley Temple announces her retirement from show business.

Korean War – Troops from the People’s Republic of China move into North Korea and launch a massive counterattack against South Korean and American forces.

Korean War – North Korean and Chinese troops force United Nations troops to retreat from North Korea.

Korean War – American President Harry S Truman threatens to use nuclear weapons in the Korean War.

The Peak District becomes Britain’s first National Park.