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1952

Guatemalan Revolution: The Guatemalan Congress passed Decree 900, redistributing unused land greater than 224 acres (0

Guatemalan Revolution: The Guatemalan Congress passed Decree 900, redistributing unused land greater than 224 acres (0

1952

Guatemalan Revolution: The Guatemalan Congress passed Decree 900, redistributing unused land greater than 224 acres (0

Guatemalan Revolution: The Guatemalan Congress passed Decree 900, redistributing unused land greater than 224 acres (0

1951

Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army attacked positions occupied mainly by Australian and Canadian forces, st

Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army attacked positions occupied mainly by Australian and Canadian forces, st

1951

American journalist William N

American journalist William N

1949

The Republic of Ireland Act 1948 came into force, describing Ireland as a republic and ending its membership in the Comm

The Republic of Ireland Act 1948 came into force, describing Ireland as a republic and ending its membership in the Comm

1949

Nineteen Eighty-Four, a dystopian political novel by the English writer George Orwell about life under a fictional total

Nineteen Eighty-Four, a dystopian political novel by the English writer George Orwell about life under a fictional total

1948

The Organisation for European Economic Co-operation, headquartered in Paris, was founded

The Organisation for European Economic Co-operation, headquartered in Paris, was founded

1948

Civil War in Mandatory Palestine: The Jewish paramilitary group Haganah captured Haifa from the Arab Liberation Army

Civil War in Mandatory Palestine: The Jewish paramilitary group Haganah captured Haifa from the Arab Liberation Army

1948

The United Kingdom publicly announced that it was independently developing nuclear weapons, after the US Atomic Energy A

The United Kingdom publicly announced that it was independently developing nuclear weapons, after the US Atomic Energy A

1948

Arab–Israeli War: After five days of fighting, Egyptian forces captured the Israeli community of Yad Mordechai after the

Arab–Israeli War: After five days of fighting, Egyptian forces captured the Israeli community of Yad Mordechai after the

1948

In Shostakovich v

In Shostakovich v

1947

American financier and presidential adviser Bernard Baruch first described the post–World War II tensions between the So

American financier and presidential adviser Bernard Baruch first described the post–World War II tensions between the So

1947

American financier and presidential adviser Bernard Baruch first described the post–World War II tensions between the So

American financier and presidential adviser Bernard Baruch first described the post–World War II tensions between the So

1947

A new Constitution of Japan went into effect, providing for a parliamentary system of government, guaranteeing certain f

A new Constitution of Japan went into effect, providing for a parliamentary system of government, guaranteeing certain f

1947

After renegotiating a contract with the makers of her signature perfume Chanel No

After renegotiating a contract with the makers of her signature perfume Chanel No

1947

At a speech at Harvard University, United States Secretary of State George Marshall called for economic aid to war-torn

At a speech at Harvard University, United States Secretary of State George Marshall called for economic aid to war-torn

1947

At a speech at Harvard University, United States Secretary of State George Marshall called for economic aid to war-torn

At a speech at Harvard University, United States Secretary of State George Marshall called for economic aid to war-torn

1947

A Mafia hitman murdered gangster Bugsy Siegel, one of the driving forces in the development of the Las Vegas Strip, in B

A Mafia hitman murdered gangster Bugsy Siegel, one of the driving forces in the development of the Las Vegas Strip, in B

1946

Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita founded the telecommunications corporation Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, later renamed Sony

Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita founded the telecommunications corporation Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, later renamed Sony

1945

Second World War: British and Canadian forces concluded the Liberation of Arnhem in the Netherlands from German occupati

Second World War: British and Canadian forces concluded the Liberation of Arnhem in the Netherlands from German occupati