The Eastern leaders retaliated against these steps by integrating the economies of their nations in Comecon, their version of the Marshall Plan ; exploding the first Soviet atomic device in 1949 ; signing an alliance with People's Republic of China in February 1950 ; and forming the Warsaw Pact, Eastern Europe's counterpart to NATO, in 1955.

The word " file " was used publicly in the context of computer storage as early as February, 1950.

After many months of negotiation, agreement was reached between Hydro Quebec and Rediffusion on February 28, 1950 for an initial 5 year period.

Included in that collection were “ Judgment Night ” ( first published in August and September, 1943 ), the lush rendering of a future galactic empire with a sober meditation on the nature of power and its inevitable loss ; “ The Code ” ( July, 1945 ), an homage to the classic Faust with modern theories and Lovecraftian dread ; “ Promised Land ” ( February, 1950 ) and “ Heir Apparent ” ( July, 1950 ) both documenting the grim twisting that mankind must undergo in order to spread into the solar system ; and “ Paradise Street ” ( September, 1950 ), a futuristic take on the Old West conflict between lone hunter and wilderness-taming settlers.

A United Nations ( UN ) commission was dispatched to the former colony in February 1950 in the absence of Allied agreement and in the face of Eritrean demands for self-determination.

It was formed on 12 February 1950 by 23 broadcasting organisations from Europe and the Mediterranean at a conference in the coastal resort of Torquay in Devon, England.

On February 1, 1950, contract N8ss-2660 was approved for 1, 000 units “ especially adapted for general reconnaissance or command communications ” and “ constructed for short period underwater operation such as encountered in landing and fording operations.

Originally in Astounding Science Fiction ( February, 1950 ), this story was first anthologized in Groff Conklin's Omnibus of Science Fiction ( Crown, 1952 ) and has also been published under the title " The Pyramid in the Desert.

* In January – February 1950, Superman journeys to Mars to help actor-director Orson Welles smash a plot by the Martian dictator Martler to " blitzkrieg the solar system " and conquer the Earth ( S No. 62 / 1: " Black Magic on Mars!

In February 1950, when he was at Princeton University, the cyclotron burnt, and he asked himself if this mischief belonged to such a Pauli effect, named after him.

The Stasi was founded on 8 February 1950.

In talks, interviews and round-table discussions broadcast on Hessen Radio, South-West Radio and Radio Bremen, Adorno discussed topics as diverse as “ The Administered World ” ( September 1950 ), “ What is the Meaning of ‘ Working Through the Past ?”’ ( February 1960 ) to “ The Teaching Profession and its Taboos ” ( August 1965 ).

* February 8 – Joseph Alois Schumpeter, Austrian economist ( d. 1950 )

* February 22 – Edna St. Vincent Millay, American writer ( d. 1950 )

*" Payment in Full " ( Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1950 )

Joseph McCarthy's involvement with the ongoing cultural phenomenon that would bear his name began with a speech he made on Lincoln Day, February 9, 1950, to the Republican Women's Club of Wheeling, West Virginia.

Cybill Lynne Shepherd ( born February 18, 1950 ) is an American actress, singer and former model.

The definition of " international NGO " ( INGO ) is first given in resolution 288 ( X ) of ECOSOC on February 27, 1950: it is defined as " any international organization that is not founded by an international treaty ".

After working as Editor of the Church Times from 1948 to 1949, Heath worked as a management trainee at the merchant bankers Brown, Shipley & Co. until his election as Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Bexley in the February 1950 general election.

* Jan Pieter Karel van Eechoud ( 29 December 1949-8 February 1950 ) ( Acting )

The wet winter of 1950 – 51 delayed work, but the first houses were completed and occupied by February 1951.

In addition, " Laura " was presented twice on The Screen Guild Theater ( August 20, 1945 and February 23, 1950 ), both episodes starring Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney and Clifton Webb.

After Thompson came to London to live, he received a letter from Katie, which was dated February 8, 1897.

In 1932 Dorset received its own exchange, which made business easier for the Manchester office, but it was not until February 1953 that area service was extended to include Manchester and Dorset.

Born at the Eyüp Palace, Constantinople ( Constantinople ), on 9 / 18 February 1830, Abdülaziz received an Ottoman education but was nevertheless an ardent admirer of the material progress that was made in the West.

He also received numerous other awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom presented to him on February 23, 1983 by President Ronald Reagan.

In February 2012, they received planning permission for the site and the centre is scheduled to be opened by late 2013.

On 28 February 2011 ONUCI consisted of 7, 568 troops, 177 military observers, and numerous international civilians and Police ; the mission had received helicopter and infantry reinforcement from UNMIL during the stand-off since the late 2010 elections which had been won by Alassane Ouattara.

On February 3, 2004, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Kaye had quadruple bypass heart surgery in February 1983 ; he contracted hepatitis from a blood transfusion he received at that time.

In 1968, he studied glass in Venice on a Fulbright Fellowship and received a Master of Fine Arts at the Rhode Island School of Design. In 1971, with the support of John Hauberg and Anne Gould Hauberg, Chihuly founded the Pilchuck Glass School near Stanwood, Washington. About the Pilchuck Glass School from their websiteIn 1976, while Chihuly was in England, he was involved in a head-on car accident during which he flew through the windshield. Glass Houses: Dale Chihuly Files a Lawsuit That Raises Big Questions ... About Dale Chihuly, a February 2006 article from The Stranger His face was severely cut by glass and he was blinded in his left eye.

The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 received Royal Assent in February 2011 to allow the referendum to occur.

de Garis left in 2000, and ATR-HIP was closed on 28 February 2001. de Garis then moved to Starlab in Brussels, where he received a million dollars in funding from the government of Belgium (" over a third of the Brussels government's total budget for scientific research ", according to de Garis ).

According to reports released in February 2010, Hezbollah received $ 400 million dollars from Iran.

In February 1865, Booth became infatuated with Lucy Lambert Hale, the daughter of U. S. Senator John P. Hale of New Hampshire, and they became secretly engaged when Booth received his mother's blessing for their marriage plans.

He was cordially received, but in February, he learned that his nomination had been rejected by the Senate on January 25, 1832.

In February 1976, the band received its first significant press coverage ; guitarist Steve Jones declared that the Sex Pistols were not so much into music as they were " chaos ".

Pacelli became the under-secretary in 1911, adjunct-secretary in 1912 ( a position he received under Pope Pius X and retained under Pope Benedict XV ), and secretary of the Department of Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs in February 1914.

Rowland Hill then received a summons to give evidence before the Commission for Post Office Enquiry on 13 February 1837.

The first independent evidence for Chalmers ' claim is the essay and proposal he submitted for adhesive postage stamps to the General Post Office, dated 8 February 1838 and received by the Post Office on 17 February 1838.

Samuel Colt received a British patent for his revolver in 1835 and an American patent ( number 138 ) on February 25, 1836 for a Revolving gun, and made the first production model on March 5 of that year.

This three-part arc, which presaged the inevitable Romulan-Earth War of 2156, received the lowest Nielsen ratings of the entire series, leading UPN to cancel it on February 2, 2005.

The Stationers were enthusiastic, urging Parliament to pass the bill, and it received its second reading on 9 February.

In September 1660 he was made a Justice of the Peace, and on 15 February 1662 Pepys was admitted as a Younger Brother of Trinity House, and on 30 April he received the freedom of Portsmouth.

During this time, the Orbiter Vehicle-105 received major hardware upgrades, including a new, multi-functional, electronic display system, often referred to as glass cockpit, and an advanced GPS receiver, along with safety upgrades recommended by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board ( CAIB ) for the shuttle to return to flight after the disintegration of sister-ship Columbia during re-entry on February 1, 2003.