6818 events
Washington State Ferries, the largest ferry system in the United States, begins operation under state ownership after a
Cold War: A court in Czechoslovakia sentences American journalist William N. Oatis to ten years in prison on charges…
William Shockley announces the invention of the junction transistor.
Korean War: Armistice negotiations begin at Kaesong.
The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, United States, from the Japanese…
The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, United States, from the Japanese…
CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less…
Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San pits Commonwealth troops against communist Chinese troops.
The first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, is assassinated in Rawalpindi.
Egypt announces that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce
The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea
The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War
Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 and 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre
Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow
Korean War: The Korean People's Army kills almost a thousand doctors, nurses, inpatient civilians and wounded soldiers i
