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

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

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

Jun 30   NAACP begins attack on school segregation &discrimination on this day in history.   

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   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   On this day in history junction transistor invention announced, Murray Hill, NJ   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Jul 10   In the year 1951 e L Johnson discovers asteroid #1609 Brenda   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 14   In the year 1951 "Courtin' Time" closes at National Theater NYC after 37 performances   

Jul 14   On this day in history citation becomes first horse to win $1,000,000 in races   

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

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

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

Jul 16   On this day in history novel "Catcher in the Rye" by JD Salinger published   

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   Uruguay accepts its constitution in the year 1951.   

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

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

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   Nadia Cassini, [Gianna Lou Muller], Woodstock NY, model (Oui) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1951.   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1951 birth of talgat Amangeldyyevich Musabayev, Russian mjr/cosmonaut (TM-19, TM-27)   

Jan 07   In the year 1951 birth of mike Ward, Democratic Congressman for Kentucky & radio talk show host   

Jan 02   On this day in history death of sir William Campion, Governor of Western Australia (b. 1870)   

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

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

Jan 07   On this day in history johanna C H "Nelly" Bodenheim, painter (Luilekkerland), dies at 76   

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   Constantin Nottara, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1951.   

Jan 22   Eastwood Lane, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1951.