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June 1950

1950JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberThe following events occurred in June 1950: June 1, 1950 (Thursday)Guam was given the status of a United States Territory, and all of its residents were granted U.S. citizenship.The French government sent a 24-hour ultimatum to the British government, to either accept the proposal for joining what would become the European Coal and Steel Community, or miss out on the negotiations set to start the next day.The Welsh Air Service, the world's first scheduled helicopter service, began operating between Cardiff, Wrexham and Liverpool.At 9:30 pm near Hilo, Mauna Loa in Hawaii started erupting.Born:Gennadi Manakov, Soviet cosmonaut, in Yefimovka, Orenburg Oblast (d. 2019)June 2, 1950 (Friday)At a meeting presided over by Deputy Prime MinisterHerbert Morrison in the absence of Prime MinisterClement Attlee, the British cabinet ministers elected not to participate in the talks to create the European Coal and Steel Community.The United States and Canada became associate members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OEEC).June 3, 1950 (Saturday)The European Coal and Steel Community was formed in Paris by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.The first "World Series" in the 15-year history of the Roller Derby began at New York's Madison Square Garden, with five teams competing against each other, "headed by the pennant-winning Philadelphia Panthers".

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