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- From top to bottom, left to right: The Korean War begins as North Korea invades the South, with UN and U.S. forces intervening and winning a major victory at the Battle of Inchon; the Annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China begins, bringing the region under Chinese control; the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil ends with Uruguay’s shocking victory over Brazil in the Maracanazo; McCarthyism rises in the United States, fueling anti-communist hysteria; the 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake strikes, causing widespread destruction and loss of life; the Treaty of Zgorzelec affirms the Oder–Neisse border between Poland and East Germany; the Jayuya Uprising erupts as Puerto Rican nationalists revolt against U.S. rule; Typhoon Jane devastates Japan; and King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand is crowned. (en)
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