United Nations
The British appeal to Moscow to ask North Korea to stop the war, Russia declines
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1950 in Great Britain — Page 2
Explore 144 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1950.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1950
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July
United Nations
Proclaims in the Commons that "aggression should be halted at the outset"
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant Commander
August
Birth of Anne
Birth of Anne, Elizabeth IIs 2nd child
Birth of Anne
Birth of Anne, gives birth to Princess Anne
Birth of Mick Moody
Birth of Mick Moody
September
United Nations
Measures are passed in the House of Commons for more British participation in the war
Battle of Pusan
British troops take up their position near Taegu
Reform of Armed Forces
National Service is extended to two years
October
Birth of Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford
Birth of Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford, later Genesis bassist, guitarist and founding member.
Reform of Legal Aid
Legal Aid comes into force
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
Resignation of Stafford Cripps
Resigns as Chancellor of the Exchequer due to ill health
Lieutenant
Appointed Commander of the Magpie, based in Malta
November
Radio Emission Detected from Andromeda
Reports radio-frequency emission from M31 with Cyril Hazard, opening a new wavelength regime for studying the Andromeda Galaxy.
Visit to Athens
Pays a royal state visit to Greece
Other events (month unknown)
Air Corporations Act
Air Corporations Act 1950 amends the powers and duties of public air corporations
All About Eve
Stars as Addison DeWitt in All About Eve
Base 32 Programming Notation
Is chiefly responsible for the base-32 notation used by programmers working with the Manchester and Ferranti machines.
BBC Radio Cosmology Series
Hoyle presented a widely heard BBC radio series explaining modern astronomy and cosmology.
Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade, 2nd term
Budget
Agrees to increase the defence budget from 3,400 million pounds to 4,700 million pounds under pressure from the US
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Child Machine Concept
Proposes building a simpler child machine and educating it rather than attempting to program an adult-level mind directly.
Clarke's Second Championship Season
Clarke provides attacking strength as Pompey wins a second consecutive First Division crown, completing its most successful league period.
Coal Mining Subsidence Act
Coal Mining Subsidence Act 1950 provides compensation for subsidence damage caused by coal mining
Cockcroft Advances British Nuclear Research
John Cockcroft's leadership at Harwell supports British research into nuclear reactors and atomic energy applications.
Colonial Development and Welfare Act
Colonial Development and Welfare Act 1950 extends funding and powers for colonial development and welfare
Commonwealth
Appointed Commonwealth Secretary
Computing Machinery and Intelligence
Publishes Computing Machinery and Intelligence in Mind, establishing a foundational text of artificial intelligence.
Computing Machinery And Intelligence Published
Turing's influential paper proposed an operational approach to evaluating machine intelligence. Its methods affected the scale or precision of subsequent work.
Dance Hall
Directs Dance Hall
Debut
Robson makes his debut for Fulham, recently promoted to the First Division, in a match against Sheffield Wednesday
Dickinson Wins Second League Title
Dickinson directs play from midfield as Portsmouth retains the First Division championship, confirming the team's post-war consistency.
Diseases of Animals Act
Diseases of Animals Act 1950 consolidates animal disease control law
Education
Enters Cheam Common Junior School
Election
Draws up the Manifesto entitled, "This Is The Road" for the general election
Election
The Labour Party wins 48.8% of votes cast, a record, & 315 MPs
Election
The Conservative Party wins 43.4% of votes cast & 298 MPs
Election
In the general election of 1950, his constituency is altered and he is narrowly elected for the new seat of Huyton, Merseyside
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