Died:George J. Bates, 58, American politician (killed in the Eastern Air Lines Flight 537 crash); Helen E. Hokinson, 56, American cartoonist (killed in the Eastern Air Lines Flight 537 crash)
The British public was somewhat shocked when 19-year-old Princess Margaret was seen openly smoking a cigarette at a charity ball. No commoner had ever seen a member of the Royal Family smoke before.[1]
The popular radio quiz program Twenty Questions made the jump to television by premiering on WOR-TV in New York. It would run on various networks through 1955.
The UN General Assembly's Political and Security Committee recommended an arms embargo against Bulgaria and Albania, intended to force the two countries to stop aiding Greek guerrillas.[7]
The American radio soap opera One Man's Family made the jump to television.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrey Vyshinsky told the United Nations that the USSR was『utilizing atomic energy—but not to stockpile atomic bombs.』Vishinsky claimed that the Soviet Union could stockpile as many atomic bombs as it would need, but was using atomic energy for economic purposes instead.[16]
Yugoslavia renounced its treaty of mutual aid and friendship with Albania, severing the last major treaty link between the Tito government and its former Cominform allies.[18]
The Czechoslovakian government announced that church marriages would no longer be recognized after January 1.[19]
The Central Committee of the Polish Communist Party expelled three ex-leaders, including former First Secretary Władysław Gomułka, on charges of deviation from the Communist line.[21]
Near Waterval Boven in the South African Transvaal, at least 56 people were killed and 105 injured when a train filled with natives of Mozambique returning from months of work in the gold mines plunged off a 70-foot high bridge.[22]
Actress Nancy Davis met Ronald Reagan, then president of the Screen Actors Guild, when she was seeking Reagan's help to get her name off the Hollywood blacklist because she'd been confused with another actress of the same name. The two began dating and would marry in 1952.[23]
British boxer Eddie Vann set a new record for the fastest knockout in a heavyweight boxing match when he KO'd his opponent George Stern 12 seconds into the first round.[24]
Died:Narayan Apte, 38, Indian activist and entrepreneur (hanged for his role in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi); Nathuram Godse, 39, assassin of Mahatma Gandhi (hanged)
Yugoslavia expelled three Russian diplomats in retaliation for the Soviet expulsion of the Yugoslavian ambassador to Moscow.[26]
Panamanian President Daniel Chanis Pinzón fired his National Police Chief José Remón for operating illegal monopolies in the meat-packing and bus transit industries.[26]
Eighteen United States airmen from a B-29 that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean were rescued by Canadian destroyer Haida after drifting for three days.[29]
Panamanian President Daniel Chanis Pinzón resigned to avert an open revolt of the armed forces loyal to ousted police chief José Remón. Vice President Roberto Chiari became president with Remón's approval.[26]
The United Nations General Assembly approved a compromise resolution granting independence to Libya by 1952 and to Italian Somaliland in ten years. A decision on Eritrea was deferred pending investigation.[30]
US, British and French high commissioners signed an agreement with Chancellor Konrad Adenauer to lift many industrial and diplomatic restrictions on West Germany.[32]
30 passengers aboard a river ferry south of Mandalay, Burma were killed when rebels attacked the vessel.[33]
Andrey Vyshinsky told the UN General Assembly meeting that Russia was fully supporting the demands of Communist China to oust the Nationalist Chinese delegation from the UN.[35]
The British House of Lords gave final legislative approval to a bitterly contested bill providing for nationalization of the iron and steel industry, effective January 1, 1951.[36][37]
Fire damaged the dome of the Church of the Holy SepulchreinJerusalem. The fire was attributed to an accident involving a workman's blowtorch igniting a wooden portion of the roof.[39]
Winston Churchill proposed during a speech at Kingsway Hall that the British government discuss with other Commonwealth countries the possibility of Britain joining a European union, declaring that "no time must be lost in discussing the question with the Dominions and seeking to convince them that their interests as well as ours lie in a United Europe."[46][47]
^Hamilton, Thomas J. (November 26, 1949). "Israel Turns Down Making Jerusalem International City". The New York Times: 1.
^"General Strike Begins in France; Unions in Day's Move for Pay Raise". The New York Times: 1, 3. November 26, 1949.
^Drebinger, John (November 25, 1949). "Yankees' Rizzuto Runner-Up In Poll". The New York Times: 38.
^Barrett, George (November 27, 1949). "Jordan Rejects Any Change In Split Jerusalem Control". The New York Times: 1.
^"Greek Princess Weds Prince From Austria". Milwaukee Journal: 1. November 28, 1949.
^"Churchill Urges A Study Of Union". The New York Times: 17. November 29, 1949.
^Troitiño, David Ramiro, Kerikmäe, Tanel, Chochia, Archil, and Hrebickova, Andrea. "Cooperation or Integration? Churchill's Attitude Towards Organization of Europe." Brexit: History, Reasoning and Perspectives. Springer International Publishing, 2018. p. 42.
^Sulzberger, C. L. (November 30, 1949). "Cominform Calls For Overthrowing Tito's Government". The New York Times: 1.
^"Hart of Notre Dame Selected by Wide Margin for Heisman". The New York Times: 37. November 30, 1949.
^"Chungking Falls to Reds; Chiang Arrives in Chengtu". The New York Times: 1. December 1, 1949.
^Drebinger, John (December 1, 1949). "Newcombe and Sievers Named Outstanding Rookies in Big Leagues". The New York Times: 47.
