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June 1, 1950

On June 1, 1950, the Declaration of Conscience speech, by U.S. Senator from Maine, Margaret Chase Smith, is delivered in response to Joseph R. McCarthy's speech at Wheeling, West Virginia. Grigory Sokolov, Peter Frampton, Jancis Robinson would arrive in the same year.

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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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On June 1, 1950

  1. 1950 The Declaration of Conscience speech, by U.S. Senator from Maine, Margaret Chase Smith, is delivered in response to Joseph R. McCarthy's speech at Wheeling, West Virginia.

    1950 speech by U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith

    S. Senator from Maine, Margaret Chase Smith on June 1, 1950, less than four months after Senator Joseph McCarthy's "Wheeling Speech", on February 9, 1950. Her speech was endorsed by six other liberal-to-moderate Republicans.

  2. 1950 The Chinchaga fire ignites. By September, it would become the largest single fire on record in North America.

    1950 forest fire in British Columbia and Alberta

    The Chinchaga fire, also known as the Wisp fire, Chinchaga River fire and Fire 19, was a forest fire that burned in northern British Columbia and Alberta in the summer and early fall of 1950. With a final size of between 1,400,000 and 1,700,000 hectares, it is the single largest recorded fire in North American history. The authorities allowed the fire to burn freely, following local forest management policy considering the lack of settlements in the region.

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Grigory Sokolov 1950– Russian pianist and composer
Peter Frampton 1950– English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Jancis Robinson 1950– English journalist and critic
Lee Tamahori 1950– New Zealand film director (died 2025)
Wendie Malick 1950– American actress
Bruce Oldfield 1950– English fashion designer

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