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Famous Births
- Mar. 21: Eddie Money - Musician
- Jun. 22: Meryl Streep - Doubt
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Famous Deaths
- Aug. 16: Margaret Mitchell - Author
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Chart Toppers
- Jan. 01: Dinah Shore - Buttons and Bows
- Jan. 08: Spike Jones - All I Want for Christmas
- Jan. 15: Dinah Shore - Buttons and Bows
- Jan. 22: Evelyn Knight - A Little Bird Told
- Mar. 12: Blue Barron - Cruising Down the River
- Mar. 26: Russ Morgan - Cruising Down the River
- May 14: Vaughn Monroe - A Cowboy Legend
- July 30: Perry Como - Some Enchanted Evening
- Sep. 03: Vic Damone - You're Breaking My Heart
- Oct. 01: Frankie Laine - That Lucky Old Sun
- Nov. 26: Frankie Laine - Mule Train Billboard: Historical Billboard Charts
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22nd Academy Awards
- Presented on: March 23, 1950
- Best Picture: All the Kings Men
- Best Actor: Broderick Crawford in All the King's Men
- Best Actress: Olivia de Havilland in The Heiress
- Best Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz for Letter to Three Wives
- Best Documentary: Daybreak in Udi Rope of Silicon: Oscar Award Winners list
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March 1949
- March 31: Newfoundland entered the confederation as Canada's 10th province.
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May 1949
- May 11: Siam changed its named to Thailand.
- May 12: The Soviet Union lifted it's blockade of West Berlin allowing countries to deliver much needed aid to citizens.
- May 11: Siam changed its named to Thailand.
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September 16 1949
September 16: Warner Bros. airs the first Merrie Melodies cartoon featuring The Road Runner, it was titled ''Fast and Furry-ous''. -
October 1949
- October 1: The People's Republic of China was founded.
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December 1949
- December 27: After years of fighting within Indonesia, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands declares their sovereignty.
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On The Radio: The Lucky Strike Shows 1949-1950 - $13.98
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张彻1949年从大陆到台湾拍《阿里山风云》，他以为只是出个外景，还可以很高兴地游山玩水，到时回来带点土特产回家，没想到十月份风云突变，一道海峡就跨不过去困在那里了。直到57年才流窜到香港
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Today in #Jazz History-1949: Tenor saxophonist David S. Ware born in Plainfield, NJ. "Mikuro's #Blues" http://ow.ly/A4tu
@DaveGrossBlues | November 08, 2009 04:20 AM -
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……他所尝到的是一个被出卖的理想主义者的悲剧。到了这个地步，他甚至扬言为身上的华人血统感到可耻，希望子孙与外国人通婚，直到后代再也不能宣称自己是华人。<大江大海1949> 就如龙应台自己的儿子飞利普现在是德国人那样
@luohongqi | November 08, 2009 04:16 AM
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View All 1949 Questions (5) | Ask a QuestionWhat is one Photo that defines the year 1949? (11 Answers)Sept. 23 President Truman issued a statement: "We have evidence that within recent weeks an atomic explosion occurred in the U.S.S.R." Russia had the bomb. It marked the end of ... read moreJackson Pollocks work gives me chills... Does anyone know where I can get the aug 8,1949 time magazine? I need that article! (1 Answer)Time Magazine Aug 8,1949 is available on the web at http://www.time.com/time/magazine/0,9263,7601490808,00.html but I don't see a Jackson Pollock article in it. read moreWas hyperinflation in Taiwan a valid case to observe? (1 Answer)I would say "no" to the question , but instead saying that if there is no "World War 2 " Taiwan probably will not experience the encomic crists at 1949 ... read more
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