Editing 1949 (section)

===May===
{{Main|May 1949}}
* [[May 1]] &ndash; [[Nereid (moon)|Nereid]], a moon of [[Neptune]], is discovered by [[Gerard Kuiper]].
* [[May 4]] &ndash; [[Superga air disaster]]: A Fiat G.212 airliner of Avio Linee Italiane, carrying the entire Torino F.C. football team, crashes into the back wall of the [[Basilica of Superga]], killing all 31 on board.
* [[May 5]] &ndash; The [[Council of Europe]] is founded, by the signing of the [[Treaty of London (1949)|Treaty of London]].
* [[May 6]] &ndash; [[EDSAC]], the first practicable [[stored-program computer]], runs its first program at [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Pioneer computer to be rebuilt|journal=Cam|volume=62|date=2011|page=5}}</ref>
* [[May 9]] &ndash; [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco|Rainier III]] becomes Prince of [[Monaco]], upon the death of his maternal grandfather [[Louis II, Prince of Monaco|Louis II]].
* [[May 11]]
** [[Israel]] is admitted to the [[United Nations]], as its 59th member.
** Siam officially changes its French name to "Thaïlande" (English name to "[[Thailand]]"), having officially changed its Thai name to "Prated Thai" since 1939.
* [[May 12]] &ndash; [[Cold War]]: The [[Soviet Union]] lifts the [[Berlin Blockade]].
* [[May 16]] &ndash; The [[Tokyo Stock Exchange]] resumes operations, after a four-year shutdown.
* [[May 20]]
** The [[National Security Agency#History|AFSA]] (predecessor of the [[National Security Agency|NSA]]) is established.
** The [[Kuomintang]] regime declares [[martial law]] in [[Taiwan]], which lasts until [[1987]].
* [[May 22]] &ndash; After two months in [[Bethesda Naval Hospital]], [[James Forrestal]] commits suicide under suspicious circumstances.
* [[May 23]] &ndash; The [[West Germany|Federal Republic of Germany]] is established.
* [[May 31]] &ndash; The first trial of [[Alger Hiss]] for perjury begins in New York City, with [[Whittaker Chambers]] as principal witness for the prosecution.