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Richard Skoneckis born.
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Richard begins his first day of elementary school at St. Stanislaus school.
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Richard begins his freshman year at Boys Tech High School.
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The United States recalls all consular officials from China after the seizure of the American consul general in Peking. As reported on http://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1950.html
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timeline The Brinks robbery in Boston occurs when eleven masked bandits steal $2.8 million from an armored car outside their express office.
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For the first time, the 1950 census counts a population in the United States over 150 million people. The 14% increase since the last census now showed a count of 150,697,361. The most populous state in the United States was New York, now followed by California. The geographic center of the United States population had now moved west into Richland County, Illinois, 8 miles north-northwest of Olney. http://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1950.html
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The Korean War begins its three year conflict when troops of North Korea, backed with Soviet weaponry, invade South Korea. This act leads to U.S. involvement when two days later, the United States Air Force and Navy are ordered by President Truman to the peninsula. On June 30, ground forces and air strikes are approved against North Korea. http://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1950.html
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timeline Thirty-five military advisors are sent to South Vietnam to give military and economic aid to the anti-Communist government.
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timeline United Nations forces retreat south toward the 38th parallel when Chinese Communist forces open a counteroffensive in the Korean War. This action halted any thought of a quick resolution to the conflict. On December 8, 1950, shipments to Communist China are banned by the United States.
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Richard bgins his career at Sorgel Electric.
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americasbesthistory Four black college students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College in Greensboro, North Carolina stage a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth lunch counter, protesting their denial of service. This action caused a national campaign, waged by seventy-thousand students, both white and black, over the next eight months, in sit-ins across the nation for Civil Rights.
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Richard marrries rose Dykas
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Richard's son David Skonecki is born
