December 1950
Events that took place in Fairfax County in December, 1950:
- December 5 – The Board of Supervisors creates the Fairfax County Park Authority.[1]
- December 13 – Annoyed by his assigned chore of having to kindle the furnace each Sunday morning, 28-year-old farmhand Wesley H. Waters firebombs the Dranesville Methodist Church, causing $6,000 in damage.[2][3]
- December 19 – The Fairfax Circuit Court issues an order authorizing the annexation of 7 ½ miles of Fairfax County by the City of Alexandria, effective January 1.[4]
- December 26 – 65-year-old Austin Gienger is mortally injured near his Springfield home by 22-year-old William E. Broyhill when Broyhill hits Gienger with his car. Gienger is taken to the Alexandria Hospital, where he dies the next day.[5]
References
- ↑ The Fabric of the Community:Fairfax County Park Authority Biennial Report: 2009 and 2010 in Review. Rep. Fairfax County Park Authority, Jan. 2012. Web. 22 Feb. 2012.
- ↑ "Mystery Fire Damages 100_Year-Old Church." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 1. Dec 14 1950. ProQuest. Web. 3 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "Fairfax Farmer Admits Setting Church Afire" Evening Star, 14 Jan. 1951, p. 17. NewsBank. Accessed 3 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "Alexandria Surprises Fairfax By Taking Over 7 1/2-Mile Area" Evening Star, 1 Jan. 1951, Two Star, p. 46. NewsBank. Accessed 3 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "One Killed, 7 Injured in Accidents." The Washington Post (1923-1954): B1. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1994). Dec 28 1950. Web. 19 Oct. 2011
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