Page 8: Historical Events In 1951

Jun 15   Joe Louis scored his last knock out victory.   

Jun 16   51st US Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 287 at Oakland Hills CC Mich.   

Jun 16   People's Party founded in India   

Jun 17   "Flahooley" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 40 performances   

Jun 17   Carl Vogler, composer, dies at 77   

Jun 18   In this year, De Gaulle claims French parliamentary election   

Jun 20   Cleve Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double and single vs Red Sox   

Jun 21   "17" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 180 performances   

Jun 21   United States Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation awarded to 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, for "extraordinary heroism and outstanding performance" at battle of Kapyong, Korea (24apr 1951).   

Jun 22   Gene Rayburn and Dee Finch show premieres on NBC radio   

Jun 23   Armin Knab, German composer (Wunderhorn), dies at 70.   

Jun 23   British diplomats Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess, two soviet spies, flee to the USSR   

Jun 23   British diplomats Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean flee to USSR   

Jun 23   Most expensive US hailstorm ($1.5M crop damage and $14M property-Kansas)   

Jun 25   1st color TV broadcast-CBS' Arthur Godfrey from NYC to 4 cities.   

Jun 25   The inaugural commercial color TV program was seen. It was a four-hour-long show presented on CBS and carried in New York City, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston and Washington, D.C. Arthur Godfrey, Faye Emerson, Sam Levenson and Ed Sullivan starred in the TV milestone. An interesting side note to this event is that the public didn’t own any color TVs at the time and CBS, itself, owned only about three dozen sets.   

Jun 27   M Itzigsohn discovers asteroid #1588 Descamisada.   

Jun 28   "Amos 'n' Andy" premieres on CBS TV.   

Jun 28   "Amos 'n' Andy" premiers on CBS TV.   

Jun 30   NAACP begins attack on school segregation and discrimination.   

Jul 02   Bill Veeck buys St Louis Browns from Bill and Charlie DeWitt.   

Jul 02   Earnest F Sauerbruch, German nazi/surgeon, dies at 75   

Jul 03   33rd PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Oakmont CC Oakmont Pa.   

Jul 05   Dodgers sweep the Giants and lead by 7½ games (Giants will win pennant)   

Jul 05   Junction transistor invention announced, Murray Hill, NJ   

Jul 06   Josef Huttel, composer, dies at 57   

Jul 07   58th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Doris Hart beats Shirley Fry (61 60)   

Jul 08   Yankee Joe DiMaggio and mgr Casey Stengel feud   

Jul 09   Harry Heilmann baseball outfielder (Det), dies at 56.   

Jul 09   Harry Heilmann, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Det), dies at 56.   

Jul 09   Pres Truman asked Congress to formally end state of war with Germany.   

Jul 10   Armistice talks to end Korean conflict began at Kaesong   

Jul 10   E L Johnson discovers asteroid #1609 Brenda   

Jul 12   Mob tries to keep black family from moving into all-white Cicero Ill   

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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,