Page 9: Historical Events In 1951

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

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   M Itzigsohn discovers asteroid #1588 Descamisada in the year 1951.   

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

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   In the year 1951 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   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   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 in the year 1951.   

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 in the year 1951.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 14   In the year 1951 "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   In the year 1951 sammy Jones, cricketer (last survivor of the 1882 Oval Test), dies   

Jul 14   The first color telecast of a sporting event (CBS-horse race) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   Max Ettinger, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1951.   

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

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

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 in the year 1951.   

Jan 02   In the year 1951 birth of alexander Pogrebinsky, Russian painter   

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

Jan 03   Gary Nairn, Australian politician was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1951 birth of steve Arnold, English footballer   

Jan 07   Talgat Amangeldyyevich Musabayev, Russian mjr/cosmonaut (TM-19, TM-27) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1951 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   Fred Barlow, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 10   In the year 1951 athos Palma, composer, dies at 59   

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

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

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