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).
The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
January 31 » Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman announces a program to develop the hydrogen bomb.
July 5 » Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan.
September 23 » Korean War: The Battle of Hill 282 is the first US friendly-fire incident on British military personnel since World War II.
September 26 » Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces.
October 19 » Iran becomes the first country to accept technical assistance from the United States under the Point Four Program.
December 25 » The Stone of Scone, traditional coronation stone of British monarchs, is taken from Westminster Abbey by Scottish nationalist students. It later turns up in Scotland on April 11, 1951.
Weather April 29, 1950
The temperature on April 29, 1950 was between 4.8 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.
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