Page 7: Historical Events In 1951

May 19   UN begins counter offensive in Korea   

May 21   Chinese offensive in Korea collapses   

May 21   The opening of the Ninth Street Show, otherwise known as the 9th Street Art Exhibition   

May 24   Racial segregation in Washington DC restaurants ruled illegal.   

May 24   Willie Mays begins playing for the New York Giants   

May 25   New York Giant Willie Mays inaugural major league game (goes 0 for 5).   

May 25   NY Giant Willie Mays 1st major league game (goes 0 for 5).   

May 26   Lincoln Ellsworth, artic explorer, dies at 71.   

May 26   Vaughan Williams "Pilgrim's Progress," premieres in London.   

May 27   Chinese Communists force Dalai Lama to surrender his army to Beijing   

May 27   Maritime Museum at Aquatic Park, San Fransisco opens.   

May 27   Thomas Blamey, soldier, dies.   

May 28   After going 0-for-12, Willie Mays connects for his 1st major league home run.   

May 28   Bernardus J Alfrink appointed bishop's assistant of Utrecht.   

May 28   Jerry Colonna Show, debuts on ABC-TV.   

May 29   1st North Pole flight in single engine plane-CF Blair   

May 29   Dimitrios Levidis, composer, dies at 66.   

May 29   The inaugural North Pole flight in single engine plane-CF Blair   

May 30   Hermann Broch, writer, dies at 64   

May 31   Netherlands and South Africa sign cultural accord   

Jun 01   Rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian, dies at 85.   

Jun 01   S Arend discovers asteroids #1592 Mathieu and #1593 Fagnes.   

Jun 02   Alain, [Emile-Auguste Chartier], French philosopher, dies at 83   

Jun 02   In this year, Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Evangelii praecones.   

Jun 04   Mississippi Valley State University founded.   

Jun 04   Serge Koussevitsky, conductor/composer, dies at 76   

Jun 06   Lionel Hallam, cricketer (England capt 1921), dies.   

Jun 07   Bobel, Braune, Naumann, Ohlendorf, Pohl, Schallenmair and Otto Schmidt, Nazi war criminals, hanged   

Jun 11   Montagu Odd, cricket bat-maker (W G Grace), dies   

Jun 11   Mozambique is recorded as becoming an oversea province of Portugal   

Jun 13   UN arm forces reach Pyongyang Korea.   

Jun 14   "Courtin' Time" opens at National Theater NYC for 37 performances.   

Jun 14   Hendrik Baels, Belgian politician, dies at 73   

Jun 14   The inaugural commercial computer, UNIVAC 1, enters service at Census Bureau.   

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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,