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1950JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberFrom top to bottom, left to right:The Korean War begins as North Korea invades the South in the Battle of Inchon;The Annexation of Tibet by China brings Tibet under Chinese control;The 1950 FIFA World Cup ends with Uruguay’s Maracanazo upset over Brazil;McCarthyism drives anti-communist hysteria in the U.S.;The 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake causes massive destruction;The Treaty of Zgorzelec confirms the Oder–Neisse border;The Jayuya Uprising challenges U.S. rule in Puerto Rico;Typhoon Jane devastates Japan;King Bhumibol Adulyadej is crowned.Calendar yearWikimedia Commons has media related to 1950.1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1950th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 950th year of the 2nd millennium, the 50th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1950s decade.

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