Page 14: Historical Events In 1951

Nov 29   inaugural underground atomic explosion, Frenchman Flat, Nevada   

Dec 01   17th Heisman Trophy Award: Dick Kazmaier, Princeton (HB)   

Dec 01   Felix Petyrek, composer, dies at 59   

Dec 01   Golden Gate Bridge closes due to high winds.   

Dec 02   "Borscht Capades" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 90 performances   

Dec 04   Copland/Robbins' "Pied Piper," premieres in NYC.   

Dec 04   Superheated gases roll down Mount Catarman (Phillippines), results in the deaths of 500.   

Dec 05   "Dragnet" premieres.   

Dec 05   "Dragnet" premiers   

Dec 05   "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, of baseball's black sox scandal, dies   

Dec 06   J Edward Bromberg, dies at 47   

Dec 08   "Tree Grows in Brooklyn" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 267 perfs.   

Dec 09   Voters approve merger of 3 states to form Baden-Worttemberg, W Germany.   

Dec 09   Voters approve merger of 3 states to form Baden-Wurttemberg, W Germ.   

Dec 11   Joe Dimaggio announces his baseball retirement.   

Dec 12   inaugural flight of helicopter with gas-turbine engine at Windsor Locks, CT, demonstrates adaptability of this engine to helicopters   

Dec 12   Joe DiMaggio announces his retirement   

Dec 12   The Kaman K-225 helicopter, equipped with a Boeing YB-502 turbine engine, made its inaugural flight at Windsor Locks, Conn.   

Dec 13   Future British PM Margaret Roberts Thatcher marries Denis Thatcher.   

Dec 13   Selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer (Daniel Hjort), dies at 73.   

Dec 15   Eric Drummond, 1st sec-gen League of Nations (1919-33), dies at 75.   

Dec 17   Dutch Communist Party members forbidden to be civil servants   

Dec 19   Barton Yarbrough, actor (Dragnet), dies at 51.   

Dec 19   Nazi General Christiansen leaves Nethe   

Dec 21   inaugural helicopter landing aboard a hospital ship, USS Consolation   

Dec 21   Joe DiMaggio announces his retirement   

Dec 22   Australia cricket all out 82 v West Indies at Adelaide.   

Dec 22   Powell Weaver, composer, dies at 61.   

Dec 23   Alfreds Kalnins, composer, dies at 72   

Dec 23   Last Belgian communities get electricity   

Dec 24   1st televised opera (Amahl and Night Visitor).   

Dec 24   inaugural televised opera (Amahl and the Night Visitor)   

Dec 24   United Kingdom of Libya gains independence from Italy via the UN   

Dec 25   Harry T Moore, Florida NAACP official, killed by bomb.   

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Jan 02   Nadia cassini: [gianna lou muller], woodstock ny, model (oui)   

Jan 02   Alexander pogrebinsky: Russian painter   

Jan 03   Frank chikane: Sec-gen of s afr council of churches   

Jan 03   Gary nairn: Australian politician   

Jan 04   Barbara ann cochran: Claremont nh, slalom skier (olympic-gold-1972)   

Jan 05   Steve arnold: English footballer   

Jan 07   Talgat amangeldyyevich musabayev: Russian mjr/cosmonaut (tm-19, tm-27)   

Jan 07   Mike ward: Democratic congressman for kentucky & radio talk show host   

Jan 02   Sir william campion: Governor of western australia (b. 1870)   

Jan 03   Fred barlow: Composer,   

Jan 05   Andrei p platonov: Russian author (prok, kotlovan),    

Jan 07   Johanna c h "nelly" bodenheim: Painter (luilekkerland),    

Jan 10   Athos palma: Composer,    

Jan 18   Robert mark: Us chairman (caste world congress),    

Jan 19   Constantin nottara: Composer,    

Jan 22   Eastwood lane: Composer,