Page 9: Historical Events In 1951

Jun 25   1st color TV broadcast-CBS' Arthur Godfrey from NYC to 4 cities on this day in history.   

Jun 25   In the year 1951 the first 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   On this day in history m Itzigsohn discovers asteroid #1588 Descamisada   

Jun 28   On this day in history "Amos 'n' Andy" premieres on CBS TV   

Jun 28   "Amos 'n' Andy" premiers on CBS TV in the year 1951.   

Jun 30   NAACP begins attack on school segregation &discrimination in the year 1951.   

Jul 02   On this day in history bill Veeck buys St Louis Browns from Bill & Charlie DeWitt   

Jul 02   Earnest F Sauerbruch, German nazi/surgeon, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Jul 03   33rd PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Oakmont CC Oakmont Pa in the year 1951.   

Jul 05   Dodgers sweep the Giants & lead by 7½ games (Giants will win pennant) on this day in history.   

Jul 05   Junction transistor invention announced, Murray Hill, NJ on this day in history.   

Jul 06   On this day in history josef Huttel, composer, dies at 57   

Jul 07   On this day in history 58th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Doris Hart beats Shirley Fry (61 60)   

Jul 08   In the year 1951 yankee Joe DiMaggio & mgr Casey Stengel feud   

Jul 09   On this day in history harry Heilmann baseball outfielder (Det), dies at 56   

Jul 09   In the year 1951 harry Heilmann, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Det), dies at 56   

Jul 09   In the year 1951 pres Truman asked Congress to formally end state of war with Germany   

Jul 10   Armistice talks to end Korean conflict began at Kaesong in the year 1951.   

Jul 10   E L Johnson discovers asteroid #1609 Brenda on this day in history.   

Jul 12   On this day in history mob tries to keep black family from moving into all-white Cicero Ill   

Jul 13   Arnold Schoenberg, Austria/US composer (Verklärte Nacht), dies at 76 in the year 1951.   

Jul 14   On this day in history "Courtin' Time" closes at National Theater NYC after 37 performances   

Jul 14   In the year 1951 citation becomes first horse to win $1,000,000 in races   

Jul 14   Sammy Jones, cricketer (last survivor of the 1882 Oval Test), dies in the year 1951.   

Jul 14   In the year 1951 the first color telecast of a sporting event (CBS-horse race)   

Jul 16   1st Dutchman to win Tour de France (Wim Van Est) on this day in history.   

Jul 16   Novel "Catcher in the Rye" by JD Salinger published in the year 1951.   

Jul 17   In the year 1951 king Leopold II of Belgium gives up throne to son Boudouin I   

Jul 18   On this day in history jersey Joe Walcott KOs Ezzard Charles in 5 for heavyweight belt   

Jul 18   Uruguay accepts its constitution on this day in history.   

Jul 19   In the year 1951 max Ettinger, composer, dies at 77   

Jul 20   In the year 1951 abdullah Ibn Hussein Jordan's King assassinated in Jerusalem   

Jul 20   In the year 1951 abdullah Ibn Hussein, Jordan's King (1946-51), killed in Jerusalem   

Jul 20   In the year 1951 king Abdullah of Jordan was assassinated by a Palestinian extremist while entering a mosque in the Arab sector of east Jerusalem   

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Jan 02   In the year 1951 birth of nadia Cassini, [Gianna Lou Muller], Woodstock NY, model (Oui)   

Jan 02   Alexander Pogrebinsky, Russian painter was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Frank Chikane, sec-gen of S Afr Council of Churches was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of gary Nairn, Australian politician   

Jan 04   Barbara Ann Cochran, Claremont NH, slalom skier (Olympic-gold-1972) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Steve Arnold, English footballer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Talgat Amangeldyyevich Musabayev, Russian mjr/cosmonaut (TM-19, TM-27) was born in the year 1951.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of mike Ward, Democratic Congressman for Kentucky & radio talk show host   

Jan 02   Sir William Campion, Governor of Western Australia (b. 1870) died on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history fred Barlow, composer, dies at 69   

Jan 05   In the year 1951 andrei P Platonov, Russian author (Prok, Kotlovan), dies at 51   

Jan 07   Johanna C H "Nelly" Bodenheim, painter (Luilekkerland), dies at 76 in the year 1951.   

Jan 10   Athos Palma, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1951 robert Mark, US chairman (Caste World Congress), dies at 41   

Jan 19   In the year 1951 constantin Nottara, composer, dies at 60   

Jan 22   In the year 1951 eastwood Lane, composer, dies at 71