At A Glance

28 January 1950 at a glance

Day of the week
28 January 1950 was a Saturday.
Top Film of 1950
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1950 was Cinderella.
Bestselling Novel of 1950
“The Cardinal” by Henry Morton Robinson was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1950.
Top-Rated TV Show
“Texaco Star Theater” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1950–51 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 28 January is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 28 January 1950 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 28 January 1950 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 28 January

  • 1941 Franco-Thai War: Final air battle of the conflict. A Japanese-mediated armistice goes into effect later in the day.
  • 1945 World War II: Supplies begin to reach the Republic of China over the newly reopened Burma Road.
  • 1956 Elvis Presley makes his first national television appearance.
  • 1958 The Lego company patents the design of its Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today.
  • 1960 The National Football League announces expansion teams for Dallas to start in the 1960 NFL season and Minneapolis-St. Paul for the 1961 NFL season.

Famous people born on January 28

  • Henry VII of England, king of England (1457–1509)
  • Alan Alda, American actor, director, and writer (born 1936)
  • Elijah Wood, American actor and producer (born 1981)
  • Will Poulter, English actor (born 1993)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1950 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1950 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • February 9 – Second Red Scare: In his speech to the Republican Women's Club at the McClure Hotel in Wheeling, West Virginia, Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the U.S. State Department of being filled with 205 Communists.
  • February 15 – Walt Disney releases his twelfth animated feature film, Cinderella, in Hollywood.
  • March 17 – University of California, Berkeley researchers announce the creation of element 98, which they have named "californium".
More events of 1950 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in the US in 1950

President

Harry S. Truman

Gas (per gallon)

$0.27

Loaf of Bread

$0.14

Average House

$7,354

Weekly Wage

$55

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