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21 May – A tornado tracks across England from Wendover to Blakeney, Norfolk (68 miles (109 km)), the longest ever such track in Britain. [ 15 ] 26 May – Motor fuel rationing comes to an end after eleven years, marking another stage in the phasing-out of rationing that was introduced in the wake of World War II .
1950s British aircraft (18 C, 1 P) C. 1950s in British cinema (11 C, 5 P) ... List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950;
This article presents a timeline of events in the history of the United Kingdom from 1950 until 1969. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related history of the British Isles. For narratives about this time period, see Post-war Britain (1945–1979), Social history of post-war Britain (1945–1979),
Pages in category "1950 in England" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
BAFTA mask and the logo of the BBC (broadcaster of the awards since 1956). The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) was founded in 1947 as The British Film Academy, by David Lean, Alexander Korda, Carol Reed, Charles Laughton, Roger Manvell, Laurence Olivier, Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell, Michael Balcon, and other major figures of the British film industry.
The UK's first nuclear bomb. 5 January – Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives in the United States for an official visit and talks with President Harry S. Truman. [2]10 January – An Aer Lingus Douglas DC-3 aircraft on a London–Dublin flight crashes in Wales due to vertical draft in the mountains of Snowdonia, killing twenty passengers and the three crew.
Prior to the start of the season, the league held its inaugural college draft on July 1, 1947. [21] Each team played 48 regular season games. The Eastern Division was won by the Philadelphia Warriors, the West by the St. Louis Bombers. [11] The 1948 Playoffs followed the same format as the previous year.
The first film made specifically for British television, A Dinner Date With Death, shot in 1949, [7] is premiered, giving rise to an anthology series, "The Man Who Walks by Night". [ 8 ] The BBC sets up a Children's Department.