Birth of George Edward Foreman
Birth of George Edward Foreman
Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03
1949 in United States of America
Explore 46 historical events and records for United States of America in 1949.
Historical records for United States of America in 1949
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January
Education
Reports to Naval Air Station Pensacola for flight training, this lasts almost 18 months, during which time he qualified for carrier landing aboard the USS Cabot and USS Wright
March
1st Flight Circumnavigation
Completes the 1st non-stop round-the-world flight, 94 hours in Lucky Lady II
April
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
Signs the Treaty establishing the NATO alliance
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
Signs the Treaty establishing the NATO alliance
Treaty of NATO
Signs the Treaty establishing the NATO alliance
May
Discovery of Nereid
Kuiper discovers Nereid, Neptune's second known moon, using a ground-based telescope.
Berlin Blockade Settlement Recorded
The end of the blockade restores surface access to Berlin after both sides claim political success.
Blockade of Berlin
The Berlin blockade is lifted, both sides claim victory
June
Republic of Korea Army
US troops evacuate of south Korea, advisers organize the Republic of Korea Army
Rule of Korea
US troops evacuate of south Korea, advisers organize the Republic of Korea Army
September
Birth of Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen
Birth of Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen, later known as a songwriter and rock performer from New Jersey.
Birth of Bruce Springsein
Birth of Bruce Springsein, Freehold, New Jersey
Ridglea West Elementary Transfer
Oswald transferred to Ridglea West Elementary School in September 1949 and remained there for three school years.
November
CIA Employment Begins
Hunt entered CIA service and began a career in covert operations and political action that continued until his retirement in 1970.
Office of Policy Coordination Assignment
Hunt joined the Office of Policy Coordination, where his work focused on covert political action, influence, and psychological operations.
Other events (month unknown)
Associate Justice
Appointed Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court
Autobiographical Notes
Publishes Autobiographical Notes, reflecting on the development of his scientific ideas and philosophy.
Autobiographical Relativity Reconstruction
In his Autobiographical Notes, reconstructs the intellectual path from special relativity through the equivalence principle to general relativity and later unified-field research.
BB King makes his 1st recording
BB King makes his 1st recording & releases 6 singles in the same year
Broken Arrow
Stars in, "Broken Arrow"
Central Intelligence Agency Act
The CIA is given special powers under the CIA Act
Central Intelligence Agency Act
The CIA is given special powers under the CIA Act. The CIA director can allocate funds entirely at his discretion
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff
Death of a Salesman
Publication of "Death of a Salesman"
Death of a Salesman Broadway Opening
Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman opened on Broadway, examining the collapse of Willy Loman's pursuit of the American dream.
Discovery of Berkelium
Co-discovers berkelium, adding element 97 to the actinide series and further extending the periodic table.
Discovery of Carbon 14
Discovers Carbon 14
Education
Completes his English degree at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, graduating in 1949
Fermi Acceleration Mechanism
Publishes a theory of stochastic particle acceleration that later becomes known as second-order Fermi acceleration.
First Photographs with the 200-Inch Hale Telescope
Hubble publishes the first photographic results from the 200-inch Hale telescope, reporting images that reached substantially fainter stars and nebulae than the 100-inch Mount Wilson reflector.
Five Historic Photographs from Palomar
Hubble publishes Five Historic Photographs from Palomar in Scientific American, presenting early Hale telescope images that demonstrated the new observatory's power for deep astronomical photography.
House of Representatives
Appointed Member of House of Representatives
Legislation
The CIA is given special powers under the CIA Act
Mother Earth Novella
Asimov published Mother Earth, a story about tensions between Earth and the Spacer worlds.
Nereid Orbit
Kuiper's observations show that Nereid follows an unusually eccentric orbit around Neptune.
Response to Godel Rotating Universe
Comments on Kurt Godel's rotating cosmological solution, acknowledging that general relativity permits global spacetime structures with profound consequences for the concept of time.
Secretary of State
Appointed Secretary of State
Space-Time Quantum Electrodynamics
Publishes a space-time formulation of quantum electrodynamics and diagrammatic methods for calculating electron-photon interactions.
Special Activities Division
Joins the Special Activities Division
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