September 1949

Sunday 04:

Maiden flight of the Bristol Brabazon.

Monday 05:

A former sharpshooter in World War II, Howard Unruh kills 13 neighbors in Camden, New Jersey, with a souvenir Luger to become the first U.S. single-episode mass murderer.

Tuesday 06:

Allied military authorities relinquish control of former Nazi Germany assets back to German control.

Thursday 15:

The television series The Lone Ranger premieres on the ABC.

Saturday 17:

The Canadian steamship SS Noronic burns in Toronto Harbor with the loss of over 118 lives.

Tuesday 27:

The first Plenary Session of the National People's Congress approves the design of the Flag of the People's Republic of China.

Friday 30:

The Berlin Airlift ends.