Page 9: Historical Events In 1951

Jun 25   In the year 1951 1st color TV broadcast-CBS' Arthur Godfrey from NYC to 4 cities   

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   On this day in history "Amos 'n' Andy" premiers on CBS TV   

Jun 30   On this day in history nAACP begins attack on school segregation &discrimination   

Jul 02   Bill Veeck buys St Louis Browns from Bill & Charlie DeWitt in the year 1951.   

Jul 02   Earnest F Sauerbruch, German nazi/surgeon, dies at 75 in the year 1951.   

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

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 in the year 1951.   

Jul 06   Josef Huttel, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Jul 07   In the year 1951 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   In the year 1951 harry Heilmann baseball outfielder (Det), dies at 56   

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   In the year 1951 armistice talks to end Korean conflict began at Kaesong   

Jul 10   E L Johnson discovers asteroid #1609 Brenda in the year 1951.   

Jul 12   In the year 1951 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   "Courtin' Time" closes at National Theater NYC after 37 performances on this day in history.   

Jul 14   Citation becomes first horse to win $1,000,000 in races on this day in history.   

Jul 14   In the year 1951 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   On this day in history 1st Dutchman to win Tour de France (Wim Van Est)   

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   Jersey Joe Walcott KOs Ezzard Charles in 5 for heavyweight belt in the year 1951.   

Jul 18   In the year 1951 uruguay accepts its constitution   

Jul 19   On this day in history max Ettinger, composer, dies at 77   

Jul 20   Abdullah Ibn Hussein Jordan's King assassinated in Jerusalem on this day in history.   

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

Jul 20   On this day in history 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   Nadia Cassini, [Gianna Lou Muller], Woodstock NY, model (Oui) was born in the year 1951.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of frank Chikane, sec-gen of S Afr Council of Churches   

Jan 03   In the year 1951 birth of gary Nairn, Australian politician   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Talgat Amangeldyyevich Musabayev, Russian mjr/cosmonaut (TM-19, TM-27) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1951 death of sir William Campion, Governor of Western Australia (b. 1870)   

Jan 03   In the year 1951 fred Barlow, composer, dies at 69   

Jan 05   Andrei P Platonov, Russian author (Prok, Kotlovan), dies at 51 in the year 1951.   

Jan 07   In the year 1951 johanna C H "Nelly" Bodenheim, painter (Luilekkerland), dies at 76   

Jan 10   Athos Palma, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1951.   

Jan 18   Robert Mark, US chairman (Caste World Congress), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Constantin Nottara, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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