Historical Events in February 1950

Feb 1 USSR demands condemnation of Emperor Hirohito for war crimes

Feb 1 Green Bay Packers founder, player and coach Curly Lambeau resigns after 31 seasons and 6 NFL titles to his credit

Feb 2 "Arms & the Girl" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 134 performances
Feb 2 1st broadcast of "What's My Line" on CBS-TV
Feb 3 Nuclear physicist Klaus Fuchs arrested on spying charges
Feb 4 IV British Empire Games open in Auckland, New Zealand
Feb 7 Georges Bidault forms French government
Feb 7 Senator Joe McCarthy finds "communists" in US Department of State (equiv. Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Feb 7 United States formally recognizes the State of Vietnam as the legitimate government of Vietnam, with Bảo Đại as leader

Feb 9 Senator Joseph McCarthy charges State Department infested with 205 communists

Feb 11 "Rag Mop" by The Ames Brothers hits #1
Feb 11 Englishman Jack Holden wins Empire Games marathon in Auckland, New Zealand in 2:32:57; runs last 9 miles barefoot after his shoes fell apart during the race
Feb 11 4th British Empire Games close in Auckland, New Zealand

Feb 12 Albert Einstein warns against hydrogen bomb

Feb 12 Senator Joe McCarthy claims to have list of 205 communist government employees

Feb 15 Walt Disney's animated film "Cinderella" premieres in Boston

Feb 16 Longest-running prime-time game show, "What's My Line" begins on CBS
Feb 16 Writers fail to elect anyone to Baseball's Hall of Fame
Feb 17 31 die in a train crash in Rockville Center NY
Feb 18 "Dance Me a Song" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 35 performances
Feb 19 Groundbreaking ceremony held for Mississippi Vocational College (later Mississippi Valley State University)
Feb 20 Dylan Thomas arrives in NYC for his 1st US poetry reading tour
Feb 20 WOL-AM in Washington, D.C. swaps calls with WWDC
Feb 21 WOI TV channel 5 in Ames-Des Moines, IA (ABC/PBS) begins broadcasting
Feb 22 Brockway & Weinstock publish "Men of Music" (rev ed)