Page 9: Historical Events In 1951

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

Jun 25   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 on this day in history.   

Jun 27   On this day in history m Itzigsohn discovers asteroid #1588 Descamisada   

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

Jun 28   "Amos 'n' Andy" premiers on CBS TV on this day in history.   

Jun 30   In the year 1951 nAACP begins attack on school segregation &discrimination   

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

Jul 02   In the year 1951 earnest F Sauerbruch, German nazi/surgeon, dies at 75   

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   Josef Huttel, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1951.   

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

Jul 08   Yankee Joe DiMaggio & mgr Casey Stengel feud in the year 1951.   

Jul 09   Harry Heilmann baseball outfielder (Det), dies at 56 in the year 1951.   

Jul 09   Harry Heilmann, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Det), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Jul 09   Pres Truman asked Congress to formally end state of war with Germany on this day in history.   

Jul 10   Armistice talks to end Korean conflict began at Kaesong on this day in history.   

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

Jul 12   Mob tries to keep black family from moving into all-white Cicero Ill in the year 1951.   

Jul 13   On this day in history arnold Schoenberg, Austria/US composer (Verklärte Nacht), dies at 76   

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

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

Jul 14   On this day in history sammy Jones, cricketer (last survivor of the 1882 Oval Test), dies   

Jul 14   On this day in history the first color telecast of a sporting event (CBS-horse race)   

Jul 16   1st Dutchman to win Tour de France (Wim Van Est) in the year 1951.   

Jul 16   In the year 1951 novel "Catcher in the Rye" by JD Salinger published   

Jul 17   King Leopold II of Belgium gives up throne to son Boudouin I in the year 1951.   

Jul 18   In the year 1951 jersey Joe Walcott KOs Ezzard Charles in 5 for heavyweight belt   

Jul 18   In the year 1951 uruguay accepts its constitution   

Jul 19   Max Ettinger, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Jul 20   Abdullah Ibn Hussein Jordan's King assassinated in Jerusalem in the year 1951.   

Jul 20   On this day in history abdullah Ibn Hussein, Jordan's King (1946-51), killed in Jerusalem   

Jul 20   King Abdullah of Jordan was assassinated by a Palestinian extremist while entering a mosque in the Arab sector of east Jerusalem on this day in history.   

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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 in the year 1951.   

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   In the year 1951 birth of barbara Ann Cochran, Claremont NH, slalom skier (Olympic-gold-1972)   

Jan 05   Steve Arnold, English footballer was born in the year 1951.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of talgat Amangeldyyevich Musabayev, Russian mjr/cosmonaut (TM-19, TM-27)   

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 in the year 1951.   

Jan 03   In the year 1951 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   On this day in history athos Palma, composer, dies at 59   

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

Jan 19   On this day in history constantin Nottara, composer, dies at 60   

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