What Happened in Dec 1949

Leon Hart Wins Heisman Trophy

Leon Hart, the second lineman to win the Heisman Memorial Trophy was the co-captain of Notre Dame's 1949 National Championship team. Considered by... Read more

"On The Town" Is Released

On the Town is a 1949 movie musical with music by Leonard Bernstein and Roger Edens and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. It is an... Read more

John Boyd Orr is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, CH, DSO, MC, FRS (23 September 1880 – 25 June 1971), also known as Sir John Boyd Orr from 1935 to 1949, was a... Read more

The 'International Stalin Prize for Strengthening Peace Among Peoples' Is Created

In June 1948, however, the leader of the Soviet-Norwegian Friendship Society and Communist Party member, Christian Hilt, wrote a letter to Stalin... Read more