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1941 Chicago Bears season The 1941 Chicago Bears season was their 22nd regular season and 6th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 10-1 record under head coach George Halas enroute to their second straight NFL Championship and fifth overall league title.
1941 Memorial Cup The 1941 Memorial Cup final was a best of 5 series between the Montreal Royals, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Winnipeg Rangers, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec and at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario. Winnipeg won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Montreal in 5 games.
1941 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1941 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 21, 1941, and ended with the championship game on March 29 in Kansas City, Missouri.
1941: Counter Attack 1941: Counter Attack is an arcade game in the "vertical scrolling shooter" genre made by Capcom in 1990. It was also released on Capcom Classics Collection Remixed for the PSP and Capcom Classics Collection Vol.
1942 (arcade game) 1942 is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up made by Capcom that was released for the arcade in 1984. It was later ported to the NES, MSX, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, NEC PC-8801, Commodore 64 and Game Boy Color.
1942 Atlantic hurricane season The 1942 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1942, and lasted until November 30, 1942. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1942 Colored World Series The 1942 Colored World Series was a best-of-seven match-up between the Negro American League champion Kansas City Monarchs and the Negro National League champion Washington-Homestead Grays. In a six-game series, the Monarchs swept the Grays 4 games to none, with two additional games split between the teams not counted in the standings.
1942 Chicago Bears season The 1942 Chicago Bears season was their 23rd regular season and 7th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 11-0 record under head coach George Halas who left for World War II in November and with temporary co-coaches Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos.
1942 Memorial Cup The 1942 Memorial Cup final was a best of 5 series between the Oshawa Generals, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Portage La Prairie Terriers, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at the Shea's Amphitheatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Portage La Prairie won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Oshawa in 4 games.
1942 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1942 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 20, 1942, and ended with the championship game on March 28 in Kansas City, Missouri.
1942 World Series The 1942 World Series featured the defending champion New York Yankees against the St. Louis Cardinals, with the Cardinals winning the Series in five games for their first championship since 1934 and their fourth overall.
1942-43 AHL season The 1942-43 AHL season was the 7th season of the American Hockey League. Seven teams played 56 games each in the schedule, while an eighth team, the New Haven Eagles ceased operations 32 games into the season, in January of 1943.
1942-43 musicians' strike On August 1, 1942, the American Federation of Musicians organized a strike against the major recording companies because of disagreements over royalty payments. The strike lasted through the end of 1942 and into 1943, forcing the companies to record without orchestral backups to the popular songs of the day and to release earlier recordings that had not been already released.
1942-43 South African cricket season The 1942-43 South African cricket season saw only two first-class game. South Africa was involved in the Second World War and with the war came austerity and cricket matches played for the Currie Cup were considered too frivolous to be played in a country at war.
1942: The Pacific Air War 1942: The Pacific Air War is a combat flight simulation created by MicroProse in 1994.This simulation features aerial combat,ground attack and air to naval engagements in the Pacific Theater of Operations during the Second World War in 1942-45 with the American versus Japanese Forces.
1943 Atlantic hurricane season The 1943 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1943, and lasted until November 30, 1943. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1943 Chicago Bears season The 1943 Chicago Bears season was their 24th regular season and 8th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 8-1-1 record under temporary co-coaches Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos.
1943 Memorial Cup The 1943 Memorial Cup final was a best of 7 series between the Oshawa Generals, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Winnipeg Rangers, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario. Winnipeg won their 2nd Memorial Cup, defeating Oshawa in 6 games.
1943 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1943 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 24, 1943, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in New York City.
1943 Surprise Hurricane The 1943 Surprise Hurricane struck the Houston, Texas area on July 27, 1943. While not a major hurricane, the storm was described as the worst since the 1915 hurricane, which tested the newly constructed seawall at Galveston.
1943: The Battle of Midway 1943: The Battle of Midway is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game made by Capcom in 1987. Capcom released their own port for the NES, but the game has also been ported to the Atari ST, the ZX Spectrum, the Amstrad CPC, the Commodore 64 and the Amiga.
1944 Atlantic hurricane season The 1944 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1944, and lasted until November 30, 1944. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1944 Democratic National Convention The 1944 Democratic National Convention was held at the Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois from July 19 - July 21, 1944. The convention resulted in the re-nomination of President Franklin Roosevelt for an unprecedented fourth term.
1944 Memorial Cup The 1944 Memorial Cup final was a best of 7 series between the Oshawa Generals, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Trail Smoke Eaters, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario. Oshawa won their 3rd Memorial Cup, defeating Trail in 4 games.
1944 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1944 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 24, 1944, and ended with the championship game on March 28 in New York City.
1944 Summer Olympics The anticipated 1944 Summer Olympics, what were to be officially known as the Games of the XIII Olympiad, were cancelled due to World War II. They were to have been held in London, England by a decision of the IOC in June 1939.
1944 Winter Olympics The anticipated 1944 Winter Olympics, what would have been officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (due to the cancellation of 1940's V Olympic Winter Games), were to be celebrated in 1944 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Cortina d'Ampezzo had won the right to host the event in June 1939, but due to World War II, the 1944 Winter Olympics were cancelled.
1944-1945 Killings in BaÄŤka The 1944-1945 Killings in BaÄŤka were the killings of certain number of ethnic Hungarians in BaÄŤka allegedly organised by members of the Yugoslav Partisan Movement after they gained control over the area between 1944 and 1945.
1945 (novel) 1945 is an alternate history co-authored by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen in 1995, describing the period immediately after a World War II wherein the United States had fought only against Japan, allowing Nazi Germany to defeat the Soviet Union, after which the two victors confront each other in a cold war which swiftly turns hot.
1945 Atlantic hurricane season The 1945 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1945, and lasted until November 30, 1945. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1945 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 1945 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was to have been the 13th annual playing of the midseason exhibition baseball game between the all-stars of the American League and National League, the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was cancelled due to wartime travel restrictions due to United States involvement in World War II, thus marking the only time to date that an all-star game was cancelled.
1945 Memorial Cup The 1945 Memorial Cup final was a best of 7 series between the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Moose Jaw Canucks, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario.
1945 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1945 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 22, 1945, and ended with the championship game on March 27 in New York City.
1945 Pacific typhoon season The 1945 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1945, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1945 VFL Grand Final The 1945 VFL Grand Final, commonly known as the Bloodbath was the Grand Final in the Victorian Football League in season 1945, played between South Melbourne and Carlton. Played only shortly after the conclusion of the second World War, the Melbourne Cricket Ground was unavailable for use, prompting the game to be played at Princes Park.
1946 Atlantic hurricane season The 1946 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1946, and lasted until November 30, 1946. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1946 Cabinet Mission to India The British Cabinet Mission of 1946 to India aimed to discuss and finalize plans for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership, providing India with independence under Dominion status in the Commonwealth of Nations. Formulated at the initiative of Clement Attlee, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the mission consisted of Lord Pethick-Lawrence, the Secretary of State for India, Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade, and A.
1946 European Championships in Athletics The 3rd European Championships in Athletics were held from August 22 to August 25, 1946 in the Bislett Stadion in Oslo, Norway . For the first time it was a combined event for men and women, and for the first time a city in Scandinavia hosted the championships.
1946 Huntington Planning Map This 1946 Huntington Planning Map documents a historical snapshot of the birth of modern suburbs. As American military personnel returned from World War II, the United States underwent a dramatic population shift from cities to suburban areas.
1946 Chicago Bears season The 1946 Chicago Bears season was their 27th regular season and 9th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted an 8-2-1 record under head coach George Halas making his return from World War II enroute to a Western Division title and an apperance in the NFL Championship Game.
1946 Lake Success Protocol The Protocol Amending the Agreements, Conventions and Protocols on Narcotic Drugs concluded at The Hague on 23 January 1912, at Geneva on 11 February 1925 and 19 February 1925, and 13 July 1931, at Bangkok on 27 November 1931 and at Geneva on 26 June 1936 was a treaty, signed on December 11, 1946 at Lake Success, that shifted the drug control functions previously assigned to the League of Nations to the United Nations. As the Protocol's official title suggests, it modifies the provisions of the:
1946 London Victory Parade The London Victory Parade of 1946 was a British victory parade held after the defeat of Nazi Germany and Japan in World War II. It took place in the United Kingdom capital of London, mainly encompassing a military parade through the city.
1946 Memorial Cup The 1946 Memorial Cup final was a best of 7 series between the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Winnipeg Monarchs, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario.
1946 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1946 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 21, 1946, and ended with the championship game on March 26 in New York City.
1946 Pacific typhoon season The 1946 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1946, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1946 Pilbara strike The 1946 Pilbara strike was a landmark strike by Indigenous Australian pastoral workers in the Pilbara region of Western Australia for human rights recognition and payment of fair wages and working conditions. The strike involved at least 800 Aboriginal pastoral workers walking off the large Pastoral Stations in the Pilbara on May 1, 1946, and from employment in the two major towns of Port Hedland and Marble Bar.
1946-47 NBA season The 1946-47 BAA Season was the inaugural season of the Basketball Association of America, the league that would eventually become the National Basketball Association. The league launched with 11 franchises playing a 60 game schedule.
1947 Atlantic hurricane season The 1947 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1947, and lasted until November 30, 1947. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane The Fort Lauderdale Hurricane (or Pompano Beach Hurricane) was an intense Category 5 hurricane that affected Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi in September of the 1947 Atlantic hurricane season. It killed 51 people and caused $110 million (1947 US dollars) in damage.
1947 Chicago Bears season The 1947 Chicago Bears season was their 28th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a competitive 8-4 record under head coach George Halas, but the team finished second in the NFL Western Division behind their inner city rivals the Chicago Cardinals missing out on an NFL title game appearance.
1947 Isle of Man TT After an eight year absence the 1947 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the first race festival since 1939 due to the interruption of World War II. With the restart of racing the ACU decided to add three Clubman class races for production machines and introduced these races for Lightweight, Junior and Senior class machines making the festival a six race event.
1947 Memorial Cup The 1947 Memorial Cup final was a best of 7 series between the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Moose Jaw Canucks, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at the Shea's Amphitheatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Regina Exhibition Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan, and at the Moose Jaw Arena in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
1947 NBA Finals The 1947 BAA (or NBA) Finals was the championship round of the 1946-1947 BAA season, which was the first the organized major professional basketball league season. The Philadelphia Warriors of the Eastern Division faced the Chicago Stags of the Western Division for the inaugural championship, with the Philadelphia having home court advantage.
1947 NBA Playoffs The 1947 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1946-1947 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia Warriors defeating the Western Conference champion Chicago Stags, four games to one in the NBA Finals.
1947 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1947 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 19, 1947, and ended with the championship game on March 25 in New York City.
1947 Pacific typhoon season The 1947 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1947, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1947 UN Partition Plan On 29 November 1947 the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine or United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181, a plan to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict in the British Mandate of Palestine, was approved by the United Nations General Assembly, at the UN World Headquarters in New York. The plan would have partitioned the territory of Palestine into Jewish and Arab states, with the Greater Jerusalem area, encompassing Bethlehem, coming under international control.
1947 World Series The 1947 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning the Series in 7 games for their first title since 1943, and the 11th championship in team history. Yankees manager Bucky Harris won the Series for the first time since managing the Washington Senators to their only title in 1924.
1947-48 NBA season The 1947-48 NBA Season was the 2nd season of the Basketball Association of America, the league that would eventually become the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Baltimore Bullets winning the BAA Championship, beating the Philadelphia Warriors 4 games to 2 in the BAA Finals.
1948 Atlantic hurricane season The 1948 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1948, and lasted until November 30, 1948. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1948 English cricket season The 1948 English cricket season was preceded by the first publication of Playfair Cricket Annual which has become a mainstay among cricket publications. Playfair is a pocket guide (though in its early years it had a larger page size) providing a mass of potted information about the sport, and is seen by many fans as an essential accessory to watching cricket in England.
1948 Chicago Bears season The 1948 Chicago Bears season was their 29th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a competitive 10-2 record under head coach George Halas, but the team finished second in the NFL Western Division yet again missing out on an NFL title game appearance.
1948 Isle of Man TT In the 1948 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy festival Harold Daniell, lap record holder since 1938, failed to finish the 1948 Senior TT on his Norton, and victory went to Norton team member, Artie Bell, the flying Ulsterman. Norton dominated, taking the first three places, losing fourth to Geoff Murdoch's AJS, and then filling the next four places.
1948 Memorial Cup The 1948 Memorial Cup final was a best of 7 series between the Barrie Flyers, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Port Arthur West End Bruins, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario. Port Arthur won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Barrie in 4 games.
1948 NBA Playoffs The 1948 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1947-1948 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Baltimore Bullets defeating the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia Warriros, four games to two in the NBA Finals.
1948 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1948 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 19, 1948, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in New York City.
1948 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament The 1948 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 4 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 18, 1948, and ended with the championship game on March 20 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
1948 NFL season The 1948 NFL season was the 29th regular season of the National Football League. During the season, Halfback Fred Gehrke painted horns on the Los Angeles Rams' helmets, making the first modern helmet emblem in pro football.
1948 Pacific typhoon season The 1948 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1948, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were held in 1948 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. After a hiatus of 12 years caused by the outbreak of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
1948 Tucker Sedan The 1948 Tucker Sedan or Tucker '48 Sedan (also nicknamed the Tucker Torpedo) was an advanced automobile conceived by Preston Tucker and briefly produced in Chicago in 1948. Only 51 examples were made before the company folded on March 3, 1949, amid allegations of fraud.
1948 World Series The 1948 World Series matched the Cleveland Indians against the Boston Braves. The Braves had won the National League pennant for the first time since the "Miracle Braves" team of 1914 but the Indians spoiled a chance for the only all-Boston World Series by winning a one-game playoff against the Boston Red Sox.
1948-49 NBA season The 1948-49 NBA Season was the 3rd season of the Basketball Association of America, the league that would eventually become the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the BAA Championship, beating the Washington Capitols 4 games to 2 in the BAA Finals.
1949 Atlantic hurricane season The 1949 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1949, and lasted until November 30, 1949. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1949 Australian coal strike The 1949 Australian coal strike is the first time that Australian military forces were used during peacetime to break a Trade union strike. The strike by 23,000 coal miners lasted for seven weeks, from 27 June, 1949 to 15 August, 1949, with troops being sent in by the Ben Chifley Federal Labor Government to the open cut coal mines in New South Wales on 28 July, 1949, with the workers returning to work defeated two weeks later.
1949 Caribbean Baseball World Series The first edition of the Caribbean Baseball World Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in 1949. It was held from February 20 through February 25 with the champions teams from Cuba (Almendares), Panama (Spur Cola), Puerto Rico (Mayaguez) and Venezuela (Caracas).
1949 Ford After sticking with its previous model for far too long to suit its customers, Ford completely redesigned its namesake car for 1949. This was an all-new car in every way, with a modern ladder frame now supporting a coil spring suspension in front and longitudinal semi-elliptical springs and A-arms in back.
1949 Chicago Bears season The 1949 Chicago Bears season was their 30th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a competitive 9-3 record under head coach George Halas, but the team finished in second place in the NFL Western Division for a third time missing out on a chance to add more league titles to their trophy case.
1949 Memorial Cup The 1949 Memorial Cup final was a best of 7 series between the Montreal Royals, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Brandon Wheat Kings, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at the Shea's Amphitheatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba and the Wheat City Arena in Brandon, Manitoba. Montreal won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Brandon in 8 games.
1949 NBA Playoffs The 1949 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1948-1949 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Minneapolis Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Washington Capitols, four games to two in the NBA Finals.
1949 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1949 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 1949, and ended with the championship game on March 26 in Seattle, Washington.
1949 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament The 1949 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 4 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 17, 1949, and ended with the championship game on March 19.
1949 NFL season The 1949 NFL season was the 30th regular season of the National Football League. Prior to the season, Boston Yanks owner Ted Collins asked the league to fold his team due to financial woes, and give him a new one in New York City.
1949 Pacific typhoon season The 1949 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1949, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1949 World Series The 1949 World Series featured the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in five games for their second defeat of the Dodgers in three years, and the 12th championship in team history. This victory would start a record run of five consecutive World Series championships by the Yankees.
194th (Edmonton Highlanders) Battalion, CEF The 194th (Edmonton Highlanders) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Edmonton, Alberta, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in that city and surrounding district.
194th Armored Brigade (United States) In 1957, the 194th Armored Brigade was formed by the US Army's Combat Developments Command to test new materiel at Fort Ord, California. It assumed the mission of the tank battalion of the 5th Infantry Division previously there.
1950 Atlantic hurricane season The 1950 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1950, and lasted until November 30, 1950. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1950 British Empire Games The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth edition of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand between the 4th and 11th of February 1950, after a 12 year gap from the 3rd edition of the games.
1950 British Grand Prix The 1950 British Grand Prix was the first round of the 1950 World Drivers Championship and the fifth Formula One race of the season, following the Pau Grand Prix and San Remo Grand Prix (both won by Juan Manuel Fangio), the Richmond Trophy (won by Reg Parnell) and the Paris Grand Prix (won by Georges Grignard).
1950 Caribbean Baseball World Series The second edition of the Caribbean Baseball World Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in 1950. It was held from February 21 through February 27 featuring the champions teams from Cuba (Almendares), Panama (Carta Vieja), Puerto Rico (Caguas) and Venezuela (Magallanes).
1950 FIFA World Cup qualification A total of 34 teams entered the 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. Brazil, as the hosts, and Italy, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition.
1950 FIFA World Cup squads Below are the rosters for the 1950 FIFA World Cup tournament in Brazil. This was the first World Cup where the players' jerseys featured back numbers (allowed in football since 1944), though no teams had fixed numbers for each player (that would only be compulsory since the next World Cup, in 1954).
1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships took place during February 1-6, 1950 in Lake Placid, New York, USA. This was the American city's second time hosting the championships after having done so at the 1932 Winter Olympics.
1950 Formula One season Twenty-two Formula One races were held during the 1950 Formula One season. Six of these races (the British, Monaco, Swiss, Belgian, French and Italian Grands Prix) counted towards the inaugural FIA World Drivers Championship competition.
1950 Chicago Bears season The 1950 Chicago Bears season was their 31st regular season and 10th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 9-3 record under head coach George Halas forcing a tie for first in the National Conference with the Los Angeles Rams, but the team finished in second place because the Bears lost to the Rams in the NFL's National Conference one-game playoff allowing the Rams to move on to the NFL Championship Game.
1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship 1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship is a treaty signed by India and Nepal in 1950 that provides for agreement about movement of people between two countries and some other aspects of bilateral relations.
1950 Memorial Cup The 1950 Memorial Cup final was a best of 7 series between the Montreal Junior Canadiens, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Regina Pats, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec and Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario. Montreal won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Regina 4 games to 1.
1950 NBA Playoffs The 1950 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1949-1950 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Minneapolis Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Washington Capitols, four games to two in the NBA Finals.
1950 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1950 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 23, 1950, and ended with the championship game on March 28 in New York City, New York.
1941 Memorial Cup The 1941 Memorial Cup final was a best of 5 series between the Montreal Royals, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Winnipeg Rangers, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec and at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario. Winnipeg won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Montreal in 5 games.
1941 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1941 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 21, 1941, and ended with the championship game on March 29 in Kansas City, Missouri.
1941: Counter Attack 1941: Counter Attack is an arcade game in the "vertical scrolling shooter" genre made by Capcom in 1990. It was also released on Capcom Classics Collection Remixed for the PSP and Capcom Classics Collection Vol.
1942 (arcade game) 1942 is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up made by Capcom that was released for the arcade in 1984. It was later ported to the NES, MSX, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, NEC PC-8801, Commodore 64 and Game Boy Color.
1942 Atlantic hurricane season The 1942 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1942, and lasted until November 30, 1942. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1942 Colored World Series The 1942 Colored World Series was a best-of-seven match-up between the Negro American League champion Kansas City Monarchs and the Negro National League champion Washington-Homestead Grays. In a six-game series, the Monarchs swept the Grays 4 games to none, with two additional games split between the teams not counted in the standings.
1942 Chicago Bears season The 1942 Chicago Bears season was their 23rd regular season and 7th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 11-0 record under head coach George Halas who left for World War II in November and with temporary co-coaches Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos.
1942 Memorial Cup The 1942 Memorial Cup final was a best of 5 series between the Oshawa Generals, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Portage La Prairie Terriers, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at the Shea's Amphitheatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Portage La Prairie won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Oshawa in 4 games.
1942 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1942 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 20, 1942, and ended with the championship game on March 28 in Kansas City, Missouri.
1942 World Series The 1942 World Series featured the defending champion New York Yankees against the St. Louis Cardinals, with the Cardinals winning the Series in five games for their first championship since 1934 and their fourth overall.
1942-43 AHL season The 1942-43 AHL season was the 7th season of the American Hockey League. Seven teams played 56 games each in the schedule, while an eighth team, the New Haven Eagles ceased operations 32 games into the season, in January of 1943.
1942-43 musicians' strike On August 1, 1942, the American Federation of Musicians organized a strike against the major recording companies because of disagreements over royalty payments. The strike lasted through the end of 1942 and into 1943, forcing the companies to record without orchestral backups to the popular songs of the day and to release earlier recordings that had not been already released.
1942-43 South African cricket season The 1942-43 South African cricket season saw only two first-class game. South Africa was involved in the Second World War and with the war came austerity and cricket matches played for the Currie Cup were considered too frivolous to be played in a country at war.
1942: The Pacific Air War 1942: The Pacific Air War is a combat flight simulation created by MicroProse in 1994.This simulation features aerial combat,ground attack and air to naval engagements in the Pacific Theater of Operations during the Second World War in 1942-45 with the American versus Japanese Forces.
1943 Atlantic hurricane season The 1943 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1943, and lasted until November 30, 1943. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1943 Chicago Bears season The 1943 Chicago Bears season was their 24th regular season and 8th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 8-1-1 record under temporary co-coaches Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos.
1943 Memorial Cup The 1943 Memorial Cup final was a best of 7 series between the Oshawa Generals, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Winnipeg Rangers, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario. Winnipeg won their 2nd Memorial Cup, defeating Oshawa in 6 games.
1943 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1943 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 24, 1943, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in New York City.
1943 Surprise Hurricane The 1943 Surprise Hurricane struck the Houston, Texas area on July 27, 1943. While not a major hurricane, the storm was described as the worst since the 1915 hurricane, which tested the newly constructed seawall at Galveston.
1943: The Battle of Midway 1943: The Battle of Midway is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game made by Capcom in 1987. Capcom released their own port for the NES, but the game has also been ported to the Atari ST, the ZX Spectrum, the Amstrad CPC, the Commodore 64 and the Amiga.
1944 Atlantic hurricane season The 1944 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1944, and lasted until November 30, 1944. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1944 Democratic National Convention The 1944 Democratic National Convention was held at the Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois from July 19 - July 21, 1944. The convention resulted in the re-nomination of President Franklin Roosevelt for an unprecedented fourth term.
1944 Memorial Cup The 1944 Memorial Cup final was a best of 7 series between the Oshawa Generals, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Trail Smoke Eaters, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario. Oshawa won their 3rd Memorial Cup, defeating Trail in 4 games.
1944 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1944 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 24, 1944, and ended with the championship game on March 28 in New York City.
1944 Summer Olympics The anticipated 1944 Summer Olympics, what were to be officially known as the Games of the XIII Olympiad, were cancelled due to World War II. They were to have been held in London, England by a decision of the IOC in June 1939.
1944 Winter Olympics The anticipated 1944 Winter Olympics, what would have been officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (due to the cancellation of 1940's V Olympic Winter Games), were to be celebrated in 1944 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Cortina d'Ampezzo had won the right to host the event in June 1939, but due to World War II, the 1944 Winter Olympics were cancelled.
1944-1945 Killings in BaÄŤka The 1944-1945 Killings in BaÄŤka were the killings of certain number of ethnic Hungarians in BaÄŤka allegedly organised by members of the Yugoslav Partisan Movement after they gained control over the area between 1944 and 1945.
1945 (novel) 1945 is an alternate history co-authored by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen in 1995, describing the period immediately after a World War II wherein the United States had fought only against Japan, allowing Nazi Germany to defeat the Soviet Union, after which the two victors confront each other in a cold war which swiftly turns hot.
1945 Atlantic hurricane season The 1945 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1945, and lasted until November 30, 1945. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1945 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 1945 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was to have been the 13th annual playing of the midseason exhibition baseball game between the all-stars of the American League and National League, the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was cancelled due to wartime travel restrictions due to United States involvement in World War II, thus marking the only time to date that an all-star game was cancelled.
1945 Memorial Cup The 1945 Memorial Cup final was a best of 7 series between the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Moose Jaw Canucks, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario.
1945 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1945 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 22, 1945, and ended with the championship game on March 27 in New York City.
1945 Pacific typhoon season The 1945 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1945, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1945 VFL Grand Final The 1945 VFL Grand Final, commonly known as the Bloodbath was the Grand Final in the Victorian Football League in season 1945, played between South Melbourne and Carlton. Played only shortly after the conclusion of the second World War, the Melbourne Cricket Ground was unavailable for use, prompting the game to be played at Princes Park.
1946 Atlantic hurricane season The 1946 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1946, and lasted until November 30, 1946. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1946 Cabinet Mission to India The British Cabinet Mission of 1946 to India aimed to discuss and finalize plans for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership, providing India with independence under Dominion status in the Commonwealth of Nations. Formulated at the initiative of Clement Attlee, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the mission consisted of Lord Pethick-Lawrence, the Secretary of State for India, Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade, and A.
1946 European Championships in Athletics The 3rd European Championships in Athletics were held from August 22 to August 25, 1946 in the Bislett Stadion in Oslo, Norway . For the first time it was a combined event for men and women, and for the first time a city in Scandinavia hosted the championships.
1946 Huntington Planning Map This 1946 Huntington Planning Map documents a historical snapshot of the birth of modern suburbs. As American military personnel returned from World War II, the United States underwent a dramatic population shift from cities to suburban areas.
1946 Chicago Bears season The 1946 Chicago Bears season was their 27th regular season and 9th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted an 8-2-1 record under head coach George Halas making his return from World War II enroute to a Western Division title and an apperance in the NFL Championship Game.
1946 Lake Success Protocol The Protocol Amending the Agreements, Conventions and Protocols on Narcotic Drugs concluded at The Hague on 23 January 1912, at Geneva on 11 February 1925 and 19 February 1925, and 13 July 1931, at Bangkok on 27 November 1931 and at Geneva on 26 June 1936 was a treaty, signed on December 11, 1946 at Lake Success, that shifted the drug control functions previously assigned to the League of Nations to the United Nations. As the Protocol's official title suggests, it modifies the provisions of the:
1946 London Victory Parade The London Victory Parade of 1946 was a British victory parade held after the defeat of Nazi Germany and Japan in World War II. It took place in the United Kingdom capital of London, mainly encompassing a military parade through the city.
1946 Memorial Cup The 1946 Memorial Cup final was a best of 7 series between the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Winnipeg Monarchs, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario.
1946 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1946 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 21, 1946, and ended with the championship game on March 26 in New York City.
1946 Pacific typhoon season The 1946 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1946, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1946 Pilbara strike The 1946 Pilbara strike was a landmark strike by Indigenous Australian pastoral workers in the Pilbara region of Western Australia for human rights recognition and payment of fair wages and working conditions. The strike involved at least 800 Aboriginal pastoral workers walking off the large Pastoral Stations in the Pilbara on May 1, 1946, and from employment in the two major towns of Port Hedland and Marble Bar.
1946-47 NBA season The 1946-47 BAA Season was the inaugural season of the Basketball Association of America, the league that would eventually become the National Basketball Association. The league launched with 11 franchises playing a 60 game schedule.
1947 Atlantic hurricane season The 1947 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1947, and lasted until November 30, 1947. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane The Fort Lauderdale Hurricane (or Pompano Beach Hurricane) was an intense Category 5 hurricane that affected Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi in September of the 1947 Atlantic hurricane season. It killed 51 people and caused $110 million (1947 US dollars) in damage.
1947 Chicago Bears season The 1947 Chicago Bears season was their 28th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a competitive 8-4 record under head coach George Halas, but the team finished second in the NFL Western Division behind their inner city rivals the Chicago Cardinals missing out on an NFL title game appearance.
1947 Isle of Man TT After an eight year absence the 1947 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the first race festival since 1939 due to the interruption of World War II. With the restart of racing the ACU decided to add three Clubman class races for production machines and introduced these races for Lightweight, Junior and Senior class machines making the festival a six race event.
1947 Memorial Cup The 1947 Memorial Cup final was a best of 7 series between the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Moose Jaw Canucks, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at the Shea's Amphitheatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Regina Exhibition Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan, and at the Moose Jaw Arena in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
1947 NBA Finals The 1947 BAA (or NBA) Finals was the championship round of the 1946-1947 BAA season, which was the first the organized major professional basketball league season. The Philadelphia Warriors of the Eastern Division faced the Chicago Stags of the Western Division for the inaugural championship, with the Philadelphia having home court advantage.
1947 NBA Playoffs The 1947 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1946-1947 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia Warriors defeating the Western Conference champion Chicago Stags, four games to one in the NBA Finals.
1947 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1947 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 19, 1947, and ended with the championship game on March 25 in New York City.
1947 Pacific typhoon season The 1947 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1947, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1947 UN Partition Plan On 29 November 1947 the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine or United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181, a plan to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict in the British Mandate of Palestine, was approved by the United Nations General Assembly, at the UN World Headquarters in New York. The plan would have partitioned the territory of Palestine into Jewish and Arab states, with the Greater Jerusalem area, encompassing Bethlehem, coming under international control.
1947 World Series The 1947 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning the Series in 7 games for their first title since 1943, and the 11th championship in team history. Yankees manager Bucky Harris won the Series for the first time since managing the Washington Senators to their only title in 1924.
1947-48 NBA season The 1947-48 NBA Season was the 2nd season of the Basketball Association of America, the league that would eventually become the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Baltimore Bullets winning the BAA Championship, beating the Philadelphia Warriors 4 games to 2 in the BAA Finals.
1948 Atlantic hurricane season The 1948 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1948, and lasted until November 30, 1948. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1948 English cricket season The 1948 English cricket season was preceded by the first publication of Playfair Cricket Annual which has become a mainstay among cricket publications. Playfair is a pocket guide (though in its early years it had a larger page size) providing a mass of potted information about the sport, and is seen by many fans as an essential accessory to watching cricket in England.
1948 Chicago Bears season The 1948 Chicago Bears season was their 29th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a competitive 10-2 record under head coach George Halas, but the team finished second in the NFL Western Division yet again missing out on an NFL title game appearance.
1948 Isle of Man TT In the 1948 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy festival Harold Daniell, lap record holder since 1938, failed to finish the 1948 Senior TT on his Norton, and victory went to Norton team member, Artie Bell, the flying Ulsterman. Norton dominated, taking the first three places, losing fourth to Geoff Murdoch's AJS, and then filling the next four places.
1948 Memorial Cup The 1948 Memorial Cup final was a best of 7 series between the Barrie Flyers, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Port Arthur West End Bruins, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario. Port Arthur won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Barrie in 4 games.
1948 NBA Playoffs The 1948 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1947-1948 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Baltimore Bullets defeating the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia Warriros, four games to two in the NBA Finals.
1948 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1948 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 19, 1948, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in New York City.
1948 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament The 1948 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 4 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 18, 1948, and ended with the championship game on March 20 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
1948 NFL season The 1948 NFL season was the 29th regular season of the National Football League. During the season, Halfback Fred Gehrke painted horns on the Los Angeles Rams' helmets, making the first modern helmet emblem in pro football.
1948 Pacific typhoon season The 1948 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1948, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were held in 1948 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. After a hiatus of 12 years caused by the outbreak of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
1948 Tucker Sedan The 1948 Tucker Sedan or Tucker '48 Sedan (also nicknamed the Tucker Torpedo) was an advanced automobile conceived by Preston Tucker and briefly produced in Chicago in 1948. Only 51 examples were made before the company folded on March 3, 1949, amid allegations of fraud.
1948 World Series The 1948 World Series matched the Cleveland Indians against the Boston Braves. The Braves had won the National League pennant for the first time since the "Miracle Braves" team of 1914 but the Indians spoiled a chance for the only all-Boston World Series by winning a one-game playoff against the Boston Red Sox.
1948-49 NBA season The 1948-49 NBA Season was the 3rd season of the Basketball Association of America, the league that would eventually become the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the BAA Championship, beating the Washington Capitols 4 games to 2 in the BAA Finals.
1949 Atlantic hurricane season The 1949 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1949, and lasted until November 30, 1949. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1949 Australian coal strike The 1949 Australian coal strike is the first time that Australian military forces were used during peacetime to break a Trade union strike. The strike by 23,000 coal miners lasted for seven weeks, from 27 June, 1949 to 15 August, 1949, with troops being sent in by the Ben Chifley Federal Labor Government to the open cut coal mines in New South Wales on 28 July, 1949, with the workers returning to work defeated two weeks later.
1949 Caribbean Baseball World Series The first edition of the Caribbean Baseball World Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in 1949. It was held from February 20 through February 25 with the champions teams from Cuba (Almendares), Panama (Spur Cola), Puerto Rico (Mayaguez) and Venezuela (Caracas).
1949 Ford After sticking with its previous model for far too long to suit its customers, Ford completely redesigned its namesake car for 1949. This was an all-new car in every way, with a modern ladder frame now supporting a coil spring suspension in front and longitudinal semi-elliptical springs and A-arms in back.
1949 Chicago Bears season The 1949 Chicago Bears season was their 30th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a competitive 9-3 record under head coach George Halas, but the team finished in second place in the NFL Western Division for a third time missing out on a chance to add more league titles to their trophy case.
1949 Memorial Cup The 1949 Memorial Cup final was a best of 7 series between the Montreal Royals, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Brandon Wheat Kings, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at the Shea's Amphitheatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba and the Wheat City Arena in Brandon, Manitoba. Montreal won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Brandon in 8 games.
1949 NBA Playoffs The 1949 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1948-1949 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Minneapolis Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Washington Capitols, four games to two in the NBA Finals.
1949 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1949 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 1949, and ended with the championship game on March 26 in Seattle, Washington.
1949 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament The 1949 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 4 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 17, 1949, and ended with the championship game on March 19.
1949 NFL season The 1949 NFL season was the 30th regular season of the National Football League. Prior to the season, Boston Yanks owner Ted Collins asked the league to fold his team due to financial woes, and give him a new one in New York City.
1949 Pacific typhoon season The 1949 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1949, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
1949 World Series The 1949 World Series featured the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in five games for their second defeat of the Dodgers in three years, and the 12th championship in team history. This victory would start a record run of five consecutive World Series championships by the Yankees.
194th (Edmonton Highlanders) Battalion, CEF The 194th (Edmonton Highlanders) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Edmonton, Alberta, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in that city and surrounding district.
194th Armored Brigade (United States) In 1957, the 194th Armored Brigade was formed by the US Army's Combat Developments Command to test new materiel at Fort Ord, California. It assumed the mission of the tank battalion of the 5th Infantry Division previously there.
1950 Atlantic hurricane season The 1950 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1950, and lasted until November 30, 1950. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
1950 British Empire Games The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth edition of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand between the 4th and 11th of February 1950, after a 12 year gap from the 3rd edition of the games.
1950 British Grand Prix The 1950 British Grand Prix was the first round of the 1950 World Drivers Championship and the fifth Formula One race of the season, following the Pau Grand Prix and San Remo Grand Prix (both won by Juan Manuel Fangio), the Richmond Trophy (won by Reg Parnell) and the Paris Grand Prix (won by Georges Grignard).
1950 Caribbean Baseball World Series The second edition of the Caribbean Baseball World Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in 1950. It was held from February 21 through February 27 featuring the champions teams from Cuba (Almendares), Panama (Carta Vieja), Puerto Rico (Caguas) and Venezuela (Magallanes).
1950 FIFA World Cup qualification A total of 34 teams entered the 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. Brazil, as the hosts, and Italy, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition.
1950 FIFA World Cup squads Below are the rosters for the 1950 FIFA World Cup tournament in Brazil. This was the first World Cup where the players' jerseys featured back numbers (allowed in football since 1944), though no teams had fixed numbers for each player (that would only be compulsory since the next World Cup, in 1954).
1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships took place during February 1-6, 1950 in Lake Placid, New York, USA. This was the American city's second time hosting the championships after having done so at the 1932 Winter Olympics.
1950 Formula One season Twenty-two Formula One races were held during the 1950 Formula One season. Six of these races (the British, Monaco, Swiss, Belgian, French and Italian Grands Prix) counted towards the inaugural FIA World Drivers Championship competition.
1950 Chicago Bears season The 1950 Chicago Bears season was their 31st regular season and 10th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 9-3 record under head coach George Halas forcing a tie for first in the National Conference with the Los Angeles Rams, but the team finished in second place because the Bears lost to the Rams in the NFL's National Conference one-game playoff allowing the Rams to move on to the NFL Championship Game.
1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship 1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship is a treaty signed by India and Nepal in 1950 that provides for agreement about movement of people between two countries and some other aspects of bilateral relations.
1950 Memorial Cup The 1950 Memorial Cup final was a best of 7 series between the Montreal Junior Canadiens, winners of the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, and the Regina Pats, winners of the Abbott Cup, held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec and Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario. Montreal won their 1st Memorial Cup, defeating Regina 4 games to 1.
1950 NBA Playoffs The 1950 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1949-1950 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Minneapolis Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Washington Capitols, four games to two in the NBA Finals.
1950 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1950 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 23, 1950, and ended with the championship game on March 28 in New York City, New York.
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