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  • Moscow, Russia
    Feb, 1950
    Ho Chi Minh

    Meeting Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong

    Moscow, Russia
    Feb, 1950

    In February 1950, after the successful removal of the French border blockade, he met with Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong in Moscow after the Soviet Union recognized his government. They all agreed that China would be responsible for backing the Việt Minh. Mao Zedong's emissary to Moscow stated in August that China planned to train 60,000–70,000 Viet Minh in the near future.




  • British Columbia, Canada
    Monday Feb 13, 1950
    Atomic Bomb

    Jettisoning a Mark IV atomic bomb

    British Columbia, Canada
    Monday Feb 13, 1950

    February 13, 1950: a Convair B-36B crashed in northern British Columbia after jettisoning a Mark IV atomic bomb. This was the first such nuclear weapon loss in history.




  • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Feb 15, 1950
    Walt Disney

    His Studio's First animated feature In Eight Years

    Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Feb 15, 1950

    In early 1950, Disney produced Cinderella, his studio's first animated feature in eight years. It was popular with critics and theater audiences. Costing $2.2 million to produce, it earned nearly $8 million in its first year.




  • Dartford, England
    Thursday Feb 23, 1950
    Margaret Thatcher

    The 1950 general elections

    Dartford, England
    Thursday Feb 23, 1950

    In the 1950 general elections, Roberts was the Conservative candidate for the safe Labor seat of Dartford. The local party selected her as its candidate because, though not a dynamic public speaker, Roberts was well-prepared and fearless in her answers. She attracted media attention as the youngest and the only female candidate, but she lost to Norman Dodds.She lost again in the 1951 general elections.




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