The temperature on December 12, 1950 was between 0.5 °C and 3.2 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. There was 6.4 mm of rain during 5.4 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
May 9 » Robert Schuman presents his proposal on the creation of an organized Europe, which according to him was indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. This proposal, known as the "Schuman Declaration", is considered by some people to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union.
May 19 » Egypt announces that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce.
June 28 » Korean War: North Korean Army conducts the Seoul National University Hospital massacre.
September 11 » Korean War: President Harry S. Truman approved military operations north of the 38 parallel.
October 11 » CBS's field-sequential color system for television is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
November 25 » The Great Appalachian Storm of November 1950 impacts 22 American states, killing 353 people, injuring over 160, and causing US$66.7 million in damages (1950 dollars).
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