19 Mar 1949
- James Somerville passed away. ww2dbase [James Somerville | CPC]
- Tang Enbo arrived at Xikou, Zhejiang Province, China. ww2dbase [Tang Enbo | Xikou, Zhejiang | CPC]
- The residential and commercial sections of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States were opened to public access for the first time. ww2dbase [Operation Trinity and Manhattan Project | Clinton Engineer Works | Oak Ridge, Tennessee | CPC]
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