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Luis Muñoz Marín became the first Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. January 2, 1949 – January 2, 1965.
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Newfoundland and Labrador became the tenth province to enter the Canadian Confederation.
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Joseph Smallwood became the first premier of Newfoundland. From 1949-1970.
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The organization is a system of collective defence whereby its member states agree to mutual defense to an attack by any external party. Twenty-two countries participate in NATO's Partnership for Peace.
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St Anothony's Hospital burned down causing 66 people dead, 53 bodies recovered, and 8 still buried in the basement.
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Leslie Frost wasthe16th premier of Ontario from May 4, 1949 to November 8, 1961.
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Israel and Syria sign a truce to end their 19-month war.
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A 6.8 Ritcher earquake hit Ambato Ecuador. Destroyed 50 towns, and killed 6000 people.
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Giuliano's men exploded mines under a convoy of police vehicles near the Bellolampo barracks outside Palermo, killing seven Carabinieri and wounding 11.
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The magnitude is 8.1 and was one of the world's biggest earthquakes. Nobody died.
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Soviet Union tested it's first atomic bomb on Nagasaki Japan.
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The Greek Democratic Army in Albania and the Mount Grammos marks the end of the Greek Civil War.
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Howard Unruh, is a World War II veteran. He killed thirteen neighbors in Camden, New Jersey with a souvenir Luger to become America's first single-episode mass murderer.
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A Canadian Airline explodes in mid-air from Quebec to Baie-Comeau, Quebec. Albery Guay planned this out. Killing all 23 people onboard including his wife.
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The SS Noronic ship was docked overnight by the Toronto Harbour. A fire became during early hours on the 17th. Around 118-139 people died. They think a cigarette caused the fire.
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Nancy Hodges became the first women to hold the post of Speaker in the British Commonwealth.
