Some historical events of 1950:
♦U.S. President: Harry S. Truman
♦ Korean War starts as the North Korean Army crosses into South Korea
♦ First Organ Transplant (kidney)
♦ Harry S. Truman Places Americas railroad under the control of the US Army
♦ Joseph Stalin was the leader of the Soviet Union & Communist Party
♦ Senator Joseph McCarthy gains power, and McCarthyism begins
♦The devastating Mercy Hospital fire kills 41 in Davenport, Iowa.

• Average Cost of new house - $8,450.00
• Average wages per year - $3,210.00
• Cost of a gallon of Gas - 18 cents
• Average Cost of a new car - $1,510.00
• Min wage was .75/hr

♦The Cleveland Browns win the Super Bowl
♦ The New York Yankees shut out the Philadelphia Phillies to win the World Series
♦ NBA Champion was Minneapolis Lakers
♦ Stanley Cup Champion was Detroit Red Wings
♦The head coach of the Nebraska Cornhusker Football team was Bill Glassford. Their record that year was 6-2-1
♦The first ever Spring Game scrimmage was held against a team of NE Alumni players which resulted in a 13-13 tie game
♦The NCAA declared Rosenblatt Stadium (then known as Omaha Municipal Stadium) in Omaha the new home of the College World Series in 1950

♦Oscar winner for Best Pictures: All About Eve starring Bette Davis
♦Top Grossing Film: King Solomon's Mine
♦#1 song: Good Night Irene by Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
♦Most Popular Baby Names: Males: John, James, Robert, William, Michael, David, Richard, Thomas, Charles, & Gary.
Females: Linda, Mary, Patricia, Barbara, Susan, Maria, Donna, Nancy, Deborah, & Kathleen.
♦Peanuts Comic Strip was first published in 7 newspapers in 1950.
♦The first credit card was issued by Diners Club in 1950
♦ Candy Land was the most popular board game
♦ Stevie Wonder, Joan Lunden, Tom Petty, Bill Murray, Karen Carpenter, Jay Leno and Richard Branson were all born in 1950

☑️ And PIA of Nebraska and Iowa was formed on May 23, 1950, then known as the Nebraska Association of Mutual Insurance Agents with Clifford Gregory of Alliance, NE the first President.