Events[]
- Apartheid is adopted in South Africa.[1]
- Discovery of radiocarbon dating.[2]
- Cold War begins.[3]
- NATO is formed.[1]
- Ireland gains full independence except for six northern counties.[1]
- Chinese Civil War ends. Mao Tse-tung established Communist control of China and Chiang Kai-Shek fled to Formosa.[1]
- Germany is divided into East and West states.[1]
- British-controlled Newfoundland is turned over to Canada.[1]
- While in Paris, Paul Robeson criticizes America's position in the Cold War, saying Blacks should fight for their rights at home rather than join a war against the USSR.[4]
- September 29: Barthélemy Boganda founds MESAN.[5]
- November 5: an issue of The Saturday Evening Post is published.[6]
Appearances[]
- Indiana Jones and the Saucermen from Mars (Cancelled)
Sources[]
- The Father of His Country (Non-fiction source)
- The World of Indiana Jones
- Archaeology - Unearthing Our Past (Non-fiction source)
- American Dreams - Norman Rockwell & The Saturday Evening Post (Non-fiction source)
- Paul Robeson - Scandalize My Name (Non-fiction source)
- Marshall College on IndianaJones.com (backup link on Archive.org)