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1950: Encyclopedia Ii - 1950 - Events
1950 - January.
January 5 - U.S. Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a resolution calling for examination of organized crime in the U.S....
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1950 In Aviation: Encyclopedia Ii - 1950 In Aviation - Events
1950 in aviation - March.
March 20 - Royal Air Force Avro Lincoln bombers are sent to Singapore to be used against the Communist gueri...
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1950s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1950s - Events And Trends
The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-t...
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1950: Encyclopedia - 1950
1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar).
1950 - Events.
January 5 - U.S. Senator Estes Kefau...
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1950s: Encyclopedia - 1950s
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The 1950s in...
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1950 In Film: Encyclopedia - 1950 In Film
1950 in film - Top grossing films.
North America
Cinderella (Disney) (#6 in year of release)
Samson and Delilah
Battleground
King So...
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2005 In Television: Encyclopedia - 2005 In Television
This is a list of television-related events in 2005.
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2004 in home video
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Boxing In The 1950s: Encyclopedia - Boxing In The 1950s
During the 1950s, a couple of relatively new developments changed the world: World War II had only been over for five years when the deca...
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1949 In Film: Encyclopedia - 1949 In Film
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1940s: Encyclopedia - 1940s
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The 1940s we...
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Burlington: Encyclopedia - Burlington
Earl of Burlington of is a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom
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Vance Packard: Encyclopedia - Vance Packard
Vance Packard (May 22, 1914 - December 12, 1996) was an American journalist, social critic, and author. His million-selling book The Hidd...
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1956 In Film: Encyclopedia - 1956 In Film
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November 15 - The film Love Me Tende...
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1953 In Film: Encyclopedia - 1953 In Film
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September 16 - The Robe debuts as th...
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1959 In Film: Encyclopedia - 1959 In Film
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1920s: Encyclopedia - 1920s
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Animal Farm: Encyclopedia - Animal Farm
Animal Farm is a satirical novel (which can also be understood as a modern fable or allegory) by George Orwell, ostensibly about a group ...
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1954 In Music: Encyclopedia - 1954 In Music
See also: 1953 in music, other events of 1954, 1955 in music, 1950s in music and the list of 'years in music'
1954 in music - Events.
F...
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1958 In Music: Encyclopedia - 1958 In Music
See also: 1957 in music, other events of 1958, 1959 in music, 1950s in music and the list of 'years in music'
1958 in music - Events.
J...
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1950s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1950s - Events And Trends
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1950 In Baseball: Encyclopedia Ii - 1950 In Baseball - Events
1950 in baseball - January-March.
1950 in baseball - April-June.
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1950 In Rail Transport: Encyclopedia Ii - 1950 In Rail Transport - Events
1950 in rail transport - March events.
March 2 - The Nickel Plate Railroad runs its first mainline freight train powered by diesel loc...
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1950 In South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - 1950 In South Africa - Events
1950 in South Africa - May.
1 May - 18 blacks are killed by police and more than 30 are injured on the Witwatersrand in a massive stay...
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1950s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1950s - People
1950s - World leaders.
Prime Minister Robert Menzies (Australia)
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1950 In Aviation: Encyclopedia Ii - 1950 In Aviation - First Flights
January
January 13 - Mikoyan-Gurevich I-330, prototype of the MiG-17
January 19 - Avro Canada CF-100 RCAF 18101
March
March 26 - XA2D ...
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1950 In Baseball: Encyclopedia Ii - 1950 In Baseball - Major League Baseball Final Standings
1950 in baseball - American League final standings.
1950 in baseball - National League final standings.
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1950 British Empire Games: Encyclopedia Ii - 1950 British Empire Games - Medals By Country
At the 1950 British Empire Games all the teams won at least one medal.
(Host nation in bold.)
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1950 In Baseball: Encyclopedia Ii - 1950 In Baseball - Champions
1950 in baseball - Major League Baseball.
World Series: New York Yankees over Philadelphia Phillies (4-0)
All-Star Game, July 11 at Co...
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1960 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1960 In Television - Television Shows
1960 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971).
Bozo the Cl...
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1961 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1961 In Television - Television Shows
1961 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971).
Bozo the Cl...
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1964 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1964 In Television - Television Shows
1964 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present)
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
Bozo the Clown...
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1962 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1962 In Television - Television Shows
1962 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971).
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Timeline Of Fictional Historical Events: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Fictional Historical Events - 19th Century
Timeline of fictional historical events - 1800s.
Early 1800s
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Timeline Of Fictional Historical Events: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Fictional Historical Events - 20th Century
Timeline of fictional historical events - 1900s.
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1968 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1968 In Television - Television Shows
1968 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971).
Bozo the Cl...
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1973 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1973 In Television - Television Shows
1973 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
Bozo the Clown (1949-present).
Come Dancing (...
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1969 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1969 In Television - Television Shows
1969 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971).
Bozo the Cl...
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1970 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1970 In Television - Television Shows
1970 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971).
Bozo the Cl...
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1972 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1972 In Television - Television Shows
1972 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
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Come Dancing (...
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1985 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1985 In Television - Television Shows
1985 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995).
1985 in tele...
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1975 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1975 In Television - Television Shows
1975 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
Bozo the Clown (1949-present).
Come Dancing (...
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1984 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1984 In Television - Television Shows
1984 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995)
1984 in telev...
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1978 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1978 In Television - Television Shows
1978 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
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Come Dancing (...
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1979 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1979 In Television - Television Shows
1979 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
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Come Dancing (...
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1980 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1980 In Television - Television Shows
1980 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
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Come Dancing (...
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1971 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1971 In Television - Television Shows
1971 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
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Come Dancing (...
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1982 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1982 In Television - Television Shows
1982 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995)
1982 in telev...
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1981 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1981 In Television - Television Shows
1981 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995)
1981 in telev...
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1989 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1989 In Television - Television Shows
1989 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
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Come Dancing (...
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1983 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1983 In Television - Television Shows
1983 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995).
1983 in tele...
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Uss Coral Sea Cv-43: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Coral Sea Cv-43 - Paris Peace Accords Assorted Events In The Late 1970s And '80s
The Paris Peace Accords, ending hostilities in Vietnam, were signed on 27 January 1973, ending four years of talks. North Vietnam release...
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1993 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1993 In Television - Television Shows
1993 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995).
1993 in tele...
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Kfrc: Encyclopedia Ii - Kfrc - Early History
The beginning of KFRC was largely due to the efforts of its first manager, Harrison Holliway. As a child, he was a ham radio buff, and by...
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2005 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 2005 In Television - Television Shows
2005 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
2005 in television - 1950s.
Hallmark Hall...
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1998 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1998 In Television - Television Shows
1998 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
1998 in television - 1950s.
Hallmark Hall...
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1992 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1992 In Television - Television Shows
1992 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
Bozo the Clown (1949-present).
Come Dancing (...
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1990 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1990 In Television - Television Shows
1990 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995).
1990 in tele...
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2001 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 2001 In Television - Television Shows
2001 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
2001 in television - 1950s.
Hallmark Hall...
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Kfrc: Encyclopedia Ii - Kfrc - Don Lee Networks
In 1926, KFRC was purchased by Don Lee, who was the wealthy California distributor for Cadillac automobiles. He is said to have had "a pe...
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Kfrc: Encyclopedia Ii - Kfrc - 1970s And 1980s: Dr. Don Rose Magic 61
From 1973 until 1986, Dr. Don Rose (July 5, 1934–March 30, 2005) was a memorable radio personality on KFRC. With earlier experience at ...
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Kfrc: Encyclopedia Ii - Kfrc - 1990s: Adding Fm
In the 1990s, KFRC changed to a nostalgia format by playing the rock hits of the 1960s and 70's, recreating the successful Bill Drake yea...
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2006 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 2006 In Television - Television Shows
2006 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
2006 in television - 1950s.
Hallmark Hall...
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2002 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 2002 In Television - Television Shows
2002 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
2002 in television - 1950s.
Hallmark Hall...
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Epsom Derby: Encyclopedia Ii - Epsom Derby - Origins
The Derby originated at a celebration following the first running of the Epsom Oaks in 1779. Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby (wh...
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Uss Coral Sea Cv-43: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Coral Sea Cv-43 - Operations In The 1950s
On 21 April 1950, the first carrier takeoff of an AJ-1 Savage heavy attack bomber was made from Coral Sea by Captain John T. Hayward of V...
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1963 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1963 In Television - Television Shows
1963 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971).
Bozo the Cl...
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1966 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1966 In Television - Television Shows
1966 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971).
Bozo the Cl...
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Uss Coral Sea Cv-43: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Coral Sea Cv-43 - Early Milestones
The ship promptly began a series of career milestones when, on 27 April 1948, two P2V-2 Neptunes, piloted by Commander Thomas D. Davies a...
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Uss Coral Sea Cv-43: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Coral Sea Cv-43 - Vietnam And Operations In The 1960s To Early 1970s
Installation of the Pilot Landing Aid Television (PLAT) system was completed on Coral Sea on 14 December 1961. She was the first carrier ...
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Uss Coral Sea Cv-43: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Coral Sea Cv-43 - Decommissioning And Scrapping
Coral Sea was decommissioned 26 April 1990 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register two days later. She was sold by the Defense Reutil...
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Football World Cup 1950: Encyclopedia Ii - Football World Cup 1950 - Background And Overview
Because of World War II, the World Cup had not been staged since 1938; the planned World Cups of 1942 and 1946 were both cancelled. FIFA ...
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1965 In Television: Encyclopedia Ii - 1965 In Television - Television Shows
1965 in television - 1940s.
Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971).
Bozo the Cl...
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Nordic Skiing World Championships: Encyclopedia Ii - Nordic Skiing World Championships - Xc Skiing Men Defunct
Nordic skiing World Championships - 10 km.
This event was held from 1991 to 1999, before it was abandoned and the double pursuit replac...
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World Crest: Encyclopedia Ii - World Crest - Bsa Usage
Originally, the World Crest was an award given out by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) as recognition for Scouts and Scouters who had part...
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Fédération Internationale De L'automobile: Encyclopedia Ii - Fédération Internationale De L'automobile - Event History
In 1950, the FIA organised the first World Championship for race car drivers in racing events, known today as Formula One.
In 1955, the F...
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Sam Snead: Encyclopedia Ii - Sam Snead - Career
In 1937, his first year on the Tour, he won five events, including the Oakland Open in California.
In 1938, he first won the Greater Gree...
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Quantitative Revolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Quantitative Revolution - The 1950s Crisis In Geography
During the late 1940s and early ‘50s a series of events nearly led to the downfall of geography as an academic subject in the United St...
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Sebring Raceway: Encyclopedia Ii - Sebring Raceway - Racing History
The first auto race at Sebring was held in 1950. This race was the brain child of Alec Ulmann, who worked with his wife Mary Ulmann and f...
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1940s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1940s - Events And Trends
The 1940s were seen as a transition period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s, which also leads the period to be divid...
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List Of Tornado-related Deaths At Schools: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Tornado-related Deaths At Schools - Comments
From 1884-1990, there were 44 tornadoes with school fatalities in the United States. These tornadoes killed 263 (not including the 9 from...
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Commonwealth Games: Encyclopedia Ii - Commonwealth Games - 2006 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games - Events on hiatus.
Archery (1982)
Cricket (1998)
Fencing (1950-1970)
Freestyle Wrestling (1930-2002, except 1990 a...
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Commonwealth Games: Encyclopedia Ii - Commonwealth Games - 2006 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games - Events on hiatus.
Archery (1982)
Cricket (1998)
Fencing (1950–1970)
Freestyle wrestling (1930–2002, except 19...
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Norris Mcwhirter: Encyclopedia Ii - Norris Mcwhirter - Sports
Ross and Norris both became sports journalists in 1950. In 1951 they published Get to Your Marks and later in 1951 they founded an agency...
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Pontiac Michigan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pontiac Michigan - Culture
Regionally, the city is known for the Arts, Beats and Eats Festival, a widely attended summer festival featuring an art show, musical con...
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Hawthorn Wiltshire: Encyclopedia Ii - Hawthorn Wiltshire - Details
The complex comprises a series of tunnels and caverns in the stone quarries of north Wiltshire. In the 1940s an underground aircraft fact...
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Motorcycle: Encyclopedia Ii - Motorcycle - Culture
Motorcycle - Gangs and counter-culture movements.
Across the world, and both past and present, motorcycles have been associated with su...
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Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium: Encyclopedia Ii - Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium - Rosenblatt And The College World Series
Since 1950, Omaha and Rosenblatt Stadium have become home to one of the most unique championships in the US. No other town is as closely ...
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de la Warr system: Form of radionics developed in the 1940s and 1950s by British civil engineer George de la Warr (born George Warr) a...
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Demolition Derby: Encyclopedia Ii - Demolition Derby - History
Demolition derbies were first held at various fairs and race tracks by independent promoters in the 1950s. There are unconfirmed reports ...
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Don Haskins: Encyclopedia Ii - Don Haskins - 1966 Ncaa Championship
This event had societal implications well above its sporting ones. Texas Western had been recruiting and playing African American players...
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Atypical Antipsychotic: Encyclopedia Ii - Atypical Antipsychotic - History
The first atypical antipsychotic medication, clozapine, was discovered in the 1950s, and introduced in clinical practice in the 1970s. Cl...
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Bill Evans: Encyclopedia Ii - Bill Evans - Early Life
Bill Evans was born to a mother of Russian Orthodox background and a father of Welsh descent in Plainfield, New Jersey. He received his f...
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Steve Reeves: Encyclopedia Ii - Steve Reeves - Bodybuilding
He won the following events:
1946 - Mr. Pacific Coast
1947 - Mr. Pacific Coast
1947 - Mr. America
1948 - Mr. World
1950 - Mr. Universe
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Nürburgring: Encyclopedia Ii - Nürburgring - Post-war
After World War II, racing recommenced in the 1950s and the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring again became the popular venue for the Germa...
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Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing - Overview
A World Championship for motorcycle racing was first organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) in 1949. There ha...
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Doyle Brunson: Encyclopedia Ii - Doyle Brunson - Early Life
Brunson was born in Longworth, Texas, a town with a population of approximately 100, and was one of three children in his family. Because...
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Mizrahi Jews: Encyclopedia Ii - Mizrahi Jews - Post 1948 Dispersal
Most Mizrahi Jews fled their countries of birth when, in reaction to the events leading up the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and subsequent estab...
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1950: Encyclopedia Ii - 1950 - Deaths
1950 - January.
January 21 - George Orwell, English author (b. 1903)
1950 - February.
February 6 - Georges Imbert, Alsatian chemis...
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1950: Encyclopedia Ii - 1950 - Births
1950 - January.
January 12 - Sheila Jackson Lee, American politician
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