Admin What happened on January 21 1950?
January 21, 1950 (Saturday) Former U.S. State Department official, and accused Communist spy, Alger Hiss was convicted of perjury by a federal jury in New York, based primarily on the testimony of former Communist, and TIME Magazine editor, Whittaker Chambers.
What is the importance of 1950 in India?
26 January – The Constitution comes into force making India a republic, the day is observed as Republic Day ever since and declares Kashmir and Jammu into the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, thus Kashmir becomes autonomous within the federation. India becomes the first Commonwealth republic.
What special happened in 1950?
26 January – The Constitution comes into force making India a republic, the day is observed as Republic Day ever since and declares Kashmir and Jammu into the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, thus Kashmir becomes autonomous within the federation. India becomes the first republic in the Commonwealth of Nations.
What events happened in the year 1950?
1950s
- 1950 – Senator Joseph McCarthy gains power, and McCarthyism (1950–1954) begins.
- 1950 – McCarran Internal Security Act.
- 1950 – Korean War begins.
- 1950 – The comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M.
- 1950 – NBC airs Broadway Open House a late-night comedy, variety, talk show through 1951.
Why was Jan Gan Man written?
Soon after its first public rendition in 1911, some newspaper reports suggested, quite outrageously, that Tagore wrote Jan Gan Mana in praise of King George V who was to visit India for the coronation ceremony in Delhi. While Vande Mataram continued to be widely popular and Jana Gana Mana also gained recognition.
What is difference between Republic Day and Independence Day?
While India’s Independence Day celebrates its freedom from British Rule, the Republic Day celebrates the coming into force of its constitution. The Constituent Assembly became the Parliament of India under the transitional provisions of the new Constitution.