Iran becomes the first country to accept technical assistance from the United States under the Point Four Program.

Point Four Program

Foreign aid program established by U.S. President Harry Truman in 1949

The Point Four Program was a technical assistance program for "developing countries" announced by United States President Harry S. Truman in his inaugural address on January 20, 1949. It took its name from the fact that it was the fourth foreign policy objective mentioned in the…