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- in October 1950, the U.S. National Guard bombed the small town of Jayuya, Puerto Rico, where Blanca Canales led a revolt?
- the United Issarak Front leader Son Ngoc Minh declared Cambodian independence on June 19, 1950?
- the term United Nations Medal refers to over two dozen international military awards which have been issued since 1950?
- from 1950 to 1953, the Office of Defense Mobilization was one of the most powerful agencies in the U.S., controlling almost every facet of the economy?
- Clarence L. "Biggie" Munn was Michigan State University's most successful football coach with a winning percentage of 85.7 over seven years, including a 28-game winning streak from October 14, 1950 through October 17, 1953?
- January 26th, which in 1950 became the Republic Day of India, was also the day of the promulgation of Purna Swaraj Declaration in 1930?
- New Orleans Creole chef Leah Chase owns a restaurant named Dooky Chase which has served as a gallery for an extensive African American art collection since the 1950s, was a gathering place for Civil Rights leaders?
- U.S. Marine Corps General Ray Davis rescued hundreds of American troops during the Battle of Inchon in 1950?
- Hollywood producer William Goetz's racehorse "Your Host" won the 1950 Santa Anita Derby?
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Question 3: ________, American poet (b.1892)
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Question 4: March 22 – ________ demands that Britain remove all its troops in the Suez Canal.
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Question 5: November 20 – ________ speaks against television in the UK.
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Question 7: November 28 – Colombo Plan for Co-operative Economic Development in South and South-East ________
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Question 8: ________ is introduced into Australia in an attempt to control the escalating rabbit population.
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Question 9: October 20 – ________ passes the Communist Party Dissolution Act, which is later struck down by the High Court.
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Question 10: ________: 1,398,488,000
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