...Date... AGE Event
1949/--/-- -1 *** Armstrong, Wilma Jewell (Harlan) "Jay" & Harlan, Arthur David [1st cousin] - Married
1949/--/-- -1 - Abstract artist Robert Motherwell begins his series Elegy to the Spanish Republic.
1949/--/-- -1 - Abstract-Expressionism breaks out in NYC
1949/--/-- -1 - Architect Philip Johnson designs the Glass House in New Caanan, Conn.
1949/--/-- -1 - Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman is produced.
1949/--/-- -1 - British abstract sculptor Henry Moore completes the bronze Family Group.
1949/--/-- -1 - British author George Orwell publishes the futuristic novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.
1949/--/-- -1 - Civil war ends in Greece with the defeat of the Communist forces.
1949/--/-- -1 - Communists under Mao defeat the Nationalists and form the People's Republic of China.
1949/--/-- -1 - Konrad Adenauer becomes the first chancellor of West Germany.
1949/--/-- -1 - Kurchatov develops first Soviet A-bomb
1949/--/-- -1 - Miles Davis makes the first "cool" jazz records.
1949/--/-- -1 - Nationalist Chinese forces under Chiang Kai-shek flee to the island of Taiwan.
1949/--/-- -1 - Rogers and Hammerstein's Broadway musical South Pacific is produced.
1949/--/-- -1 - The Hashimite Kingdom of Transjordan is renamed as Jordan.
1949/--/-- -1 - The Netherlands grants independence to Indonesia (formerly the Dutch East Indies).
1949/--/-- -1 - The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is formed to deter Soviet aggression.
1949/--/-- -1 - The Republic of Germany (West Germany) is established by the Western powers.
1949/--/-- -1 - The Soviet Union detonates its first atomic bomb.
1949/--/-- -1 - The Soviets establish the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).
1949/--/-- -1 - The first India-Pakistan War ends with the partition of Kashmir.
1949/02/14 -1 *** Booher, Gail Lee [1st cousin once removed] - Born to Booher, Aubrey Orestes and Henson, Mildred Louise Newark, Licking, Ohio
1949/08/31 0 *** Booher, Phillip Eugene - Born to Booher, Wellington Virgil and Ewing, Mary (Booher) Milan, Ripley, Ind
1949/09/03 0 *** Booher, Phillip Eugene - Died Milan, Ripley, Ind Milan, Ripley, Ind South of Milan on E. side of highway
1949/10/-- 0 - World Series NL BROOKLYN (1) AL NEW YORK (4)
In 1949 Transportation was by:
Foot
Bicycle
Train
Car & Bus
Diesel ship
Propeller airplane
Helicopter
Jet
In 1949 Communications was by:
Word of Mouth
Post Office
Telegraph
Telephone
In 1949 Food Preparation was by:
Wood
Gas
Refrigeration
In 1949 Entertainment was by:
Social Intercourse
Organized Sports
Travel
Professional Sports
Movies
Radio
Television
Theme parks
Computer
In 1949 Health Care was by:
Operations
Anesthetic
X-Rays
MRI
In 1949 War Making was by:
gun
Artillery
Machine guns
Assault rifle
tank
Submarine
Iron Clad ships
TNT
Mines
Chemical agents
Aeroplane
Missiles
Atomic Bomb
In 1949 Navigation was by:
Stars & Maps
Compass
Radio Signals
Radar
from the SFHR database of Duane Bristow 10-12-2025 12:44:15