Date in year · 1950 · The 1950s
On August 25, 1950, to avert a threatened strike during the Korean War, President Truman orders Secretary of the Army Frank Pace to seize control of the nation's railroads. Grigory Sokolov, Peter Frampton, Jancis Robinson would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · August 25, 1950
Frank Pace Jr. was the 3rd United States Secretary of the Army and a business executive.
Around 1950
1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1950th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 950th year of the 2nd millennium, the 50th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1950s decade.
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American governmental official and businessman
Frank Pace Jr. was the 3rd United States Secretary of the Army and a business executive.
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