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The following events occurred in December 1950: ==December 1, 1950 (Friday)== *The Federal Civil Defense Administration was created by Executive Order 10186 by U.S. President Harry S. Truman. In 1958, its functions would be assumed by the Office of Defense Mobilization.〔William C. Nicholson, ''Emergency Response and Emergency Management Law: Cases and Materials'' (2nd Ed.), (Charles C. Thomas Publishers, 2013) p214〕 *Near Cairo, a villager who had been digging a ditch found the tomb of the High Priest of Heliopolis, Ra-Djaa. French Egyptologist Étienne Drioton announced the discovery of the sarcophagus the next day, and said that the hieroglyphic inscriptions on the wall of the tomb identified Ra-Djaa's name and office, as well as confirming that the priest had died around 660 B.C., during the beginning of Egypt's 26th Dynasty, when Psamtik I was the Pharaoh.〔"Tomb of Priest Who Lived in Egypt 26 Centuries Ago Found", ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', December 2, 1950, p1〕 *A fire destroyed the Xi'anmen Gate, known as the "Gate of Western Peace" that protected the Forbidden City in Beijing during the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty of the Chinese Empire. The municipal government of the Chinese capital had been planning to dismantle the gate in order to improve traffic.〔Jun Wang, ''Beijing Record: A Physical and Political History of Planning Modern Beijing'' (World Scientific, 2011) p238〕 *The United States Air Force removed the Tactical Air Command from the control of the Continental Air Command. The Tactical Air Command returned to the status of a major command for the first time since December 1948. *Born: Themba Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland 2003 to 2008; and Richard Keith (real name, Keith Thibodeaux), American child actor who portrayed "Litte Ricky" on the classic comedy ''I Love Lucy''; in Lafayette, Louisiana. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「December 1950」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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