1950
| April 30 | First Disclave held. |
| May 20–21 | The first Midwestcon, a relaxacon, held. |
| June 25 | North Korea invades South Korea, starting Korean War. |
| August | Lee Hoffman's Quandry, the focal point fanzine of Sixth Fandom begins publication. |
| Labor Day | NorWesCon (Worldcon). |
| October | Galaxy starts publication. |
| VAPA ends. |
Births and Deaths:
Al Snider - Alex Vitek - Alfred Korzybski - Amy Sefton - Andrea Dubnick - Ann C. Crispin - Asenath Hammond - Ben Solon - Bill Kunkel - Bruce Coville - Bruce Dane - Charles Lee Jackson II - David Brin - David Pringle - Dean Wesley Smith - Don Bailey - Douglas E. Winter - Edgar Rice Burroughs - Elyse S. Rosenstein - Eric Mayer - Evelyn Leeper - Fran Scherer - G. Sutton Breiding - Gale Burnick - Galen Peoples - George Bernard Shaw - George Orwell - Gigi Dane - Greg Bennett - Ian Penman - Irene Radford - James Killus - James P. Blaylock - Janice Bogstad - Jay Kinney - Jeff Smith - Jessica Amanda Salmonson - John D. Berry - John Kessel - John Nielsen-Hall - Jomil Mulvey - Joyce Scrivner - K. W. Jeter - Karen Joy Fowler - Kathleen Conat - Kathryn Daugherty - Kees Huizer - Kevin O'Donnell, Jr. - Lewis Shiner - Loren J. MacGregor - Loren MacGregor - Louis Fallert - Mark Leeper - Mark Linneman - Mary Doria Russell - Melinda Snodgrass - Mercedes Lackey - Michael Capobianco - Michael J. Walsh - Michael M. Levy - Michael Swanwick - Michael Whelan - Michaela Roessner - Nan Meskys - Olaf Stapledon - Owen K. Laurion - Patia von Sternberg - Paul Brazier - Paul Novitski - Randy Bathurst - Ray Bradbury - Rebecca Price - Richard Pini - Rob Jackson - Robert Taylor - Roger Garland - Stephen R. Lawhead - Steve Miller - Steve Rasnic Tem - Suzanne Tompkins - Terry Hughes - Tom Morley - Valma Brown
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Publications started or ended:
...And Follow Slowly - A. Merritt's Fantasy Magazine - AAAAA Plus - Aleph-Null - All Aboard for the Bufflocon - All-Warped - Alpha and Omega - Altair - Ambrosia - Asmodeus - BEM - Bar-Rag - Beelzebub - Bizarre - Bobolings - Chabotage - Challenge - Cry of the Nameless - Destiny - Egoboo: Or The Time Traveler's Travail - Fanatic Fanzine - Fantastic Story Quarterly - Fantasy Review - Fantasy-Scope - Fanvariety - Futurist - Futuristic Science Stories - Galaxy Science Fiction - Gem Tones - Hurkle - Imagination - Impossible - Irusaben - La Petite - Mock - Nebula - Nudity - Orb - Out of this World Adventures - Peace on Sol III - Phantasmagoria - Philosophical Dissertation on Abtruse Phenomena... - Quandry - Renascence - STEFCARD - Science Fantasy - Science Fiction Newsscope - Science Fiction Weekly - Seetee - Sinisterra - Spacewarp - The Committeeman - The Detroit Stfan - The Insider - The Michigan Fantasite - The SAPS Index - Thrills Incorporated - Timewarp - Universal Fanvariety - Universal Musketeers News - Universe - Wastebasket - Weird Science - Weird Unsolved Mysteries - Western Star - Worlds Beyond
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US:
...And Follow Slowly - 1950 Open ESFA - 1950 Worldcon Site Selection - A. Merritt's Fantasy Magazine - AAAAA Plus - Activity Party - Al Snider - Aleph-Null - Alex Vitek - Alfred Korzybski - All Aboard for the Bufflocon - All-Warped - Alpha and Omega - Altair - Ambrosia - Amy Sefton - Andrea Dubnick - Ann C. Crispin - Archon 16 - Asenath Hammond - Asmodeus - BEM - Bar-Rag - Beelzebub - Ben Solon - Bill Kunkel - Bizarre - Bobolings - Bruce Coville - Bruce Dane - Capicon in '50 - Chabotage - Challenge - Charles Lee Jackson II - Cry of the Nameless - David Brin - Dean Wesley Smith - Destiny - Disclave - Disclave 1 - Don Bailey - Douglas E. Winter - Edgar Rice Burroughs - Egoboo: Or The Time Traveler's Travail - Elyse S. Rosenstein - Eric Mayer - Evelyn Leeper - Fanatic Fanzine - Fantastic Story Quarterly - Fantasy-Scope - Fanvariety - Fanvets - Fran Scherer - Futurist - G. Sutton Breiding - Galaxy Science Fiction - Gale Burnick - Galen Peoples - Gem Tones - Gigi Dane - Greg Bennett - Hurkle - Hydracon - ISFA - Imagination - Impossible - Invisible Little Man Award - Irene Radford - Irusaben - James Killus - James P. Blaylock - Janice Bogstad - Jay Kinney - Jeff Smith - Jessica Amanda Salmonson - John D. Berry - John Kessel - Jomil Mulvey - Joyce Scrivner - K. W. Jeter - Karen Joy Fowler - Kathleen Conat - Kathryn Daugherty - Kevin O'Donnell, Jr. - La Petite - Lewis Shiner - Loren J. MacGregor - Loren MacGregor - Louis Fallert - Lynnhavention - Mark Leeper - Mark Linneman - Mary Doria Russell - Melinda Snodgrass - Mercedes Lackey - Michael Capobianco - Michael J. Walsh - Michael M. Levy - Michael Swanwick - Michael Whelan - Michaela Roessner - Midwestcon - Midwestcon 1 - Mock - Nan Meskys - Nebula - New York Fan History - New York in '50 - NorWesCon - Forrest J Ackerman's NorWesCon Reminiscence - Nudity - Orb - Out of this World Adventures - Owen K. Laurion - Patia von Sternberg - Paul Novitski - Philcon 1950 - Philosophical Dissertation on Abtruse Phenomena... - Portland in 1950 - Quandry - Randy Bathurst - Rebecca Price - Renascence - Richard Pini - Robert Taylor - STEFCARD - Science Fiction Newsscope - Science Fiction Weekly - Seetee - Sinisterra - Spacewarp - Steve Miller - Steve Rasnic Tem - Suzanne Tompkins - Terran Society - Terry Hughes - The Committeeman - The Detroit Stfan - The Insider - The Michigan Fantasite - The SAPS Index - Timewarp - Tom Morley - Universal Fanvariety - Universal Musketeers News - Universe - University of Chicago Science Fiction Club - VAPA - Wastebasket - Weird Science - Weird Tales Index - Weird Unsolved Mysteries - Westercon 3 - Western Star - Wolverine Insurgents - Worlds Beyond
Rest of the World:
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