Year of record

1950

16 verified events recorded in 1950.

16 events From Jan 1, 1950 To Dec 29, 1950 Open in filter view →
DateEventLanesStatus
1950-12-29Celler-Kefauver Act Closes Merger Loopholes, Strengthens Government Power to Block Anticompetitive Consolidation 4 src
U.S. Congress · Emanuel Celler · Estes Kefauver · Harry Truman · +1
confirmed
1950-12-16Truman Proclaims National Emergency for Korean War: Declaration Remains Legally Operative for 26 Years 2 src
Harry S. Truman · Dean Acheson
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1950-09-23McCarran Internal Security Act Passes Over Truman Veto, Codifies Red-Scare Surveillance Apparatus 3 src
Harry S. Truman · Federal Bureau of Investigation · Communist Party USA
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1950-09-23McCarran Internal Security Act Passes Over Truman Veto, Requires Communist Registration 3 src
Harry Truman · U.S. Congress · House Un-American Activities Committee · Department of Justice · +2
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1950-09-08Defense Production Act Institutionalizes Korean War Industrial Mobilization, Defense Budget Quadruples to $50 Billion 3 src
Harry Truman · Boeing · Lockheed · General Electric · +1
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1950-09-01State Loyalty Oaths Spread as California Passes Levering Act, Requires Public Employee Pledges 3 src
California Legislature · Earl Warren · American Civil Liberties Union
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1950-08-23CIA Secretly Purchases Civil Air Transport, Creating Template for Intelligence Front Companies 2 src
Central Intelligence Agency
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1950-08-01State Department Revokes Paul Robeson Passport for Political Views and Soviet Support 3 src
State Department · J. Edgar Hoover · Federal Bureau of Investigation
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1950-06-27Truman Commits U.S. Forces to Korean War by Executive Action Alone, Establishing 'Police Action' Precedent 3 src
Harry S. Truman · Dean Acheson · Robert Taft · U.S. Congress · +1
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1950-06-26Congress for Cultural Freedom Founded with CIA Money: Intellectual Capture Across 35 Countries 3 src
CIA
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1950-06-22Red Channels Published, Launching Broadcasting Blacklist and Corporate "Smear and Clear" Racket 3 src
NBC · CBS
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1950-06-01Margaret Chase Smith Delivers Declaration of Conscience Against McCarthy Witch Hunt 3 src
Joseph McCarthy
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1950-05-23Treaty of Detroit - GM-UAW Contract Establishes Labor Containment Model 3 src
General Motors · United Auto Workers · Walter Reuther
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1950-04-07NSC-68 Directive Creates Permanent Military-Industrial Establishment - Defense Spending to Triple 4 src
Harry S. Truman · Dean Acheson · Louis Johnson
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1950-02-09McCarthy Wheeling Speech Claims 205 Communists in State Department Launching Witch Hunt 3 src
Joseph McCarthy · Harry S. Truman
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1950-01-01Corporate Anti-Communist Network Coordinates Labor Suppression Through NAM, Chamber of Commerce Infrastructure 12 src
National Association of Manufacturers · U.S. Chamber of Commerce · American Legion · House Un-American Activities Committee
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