Page 9: Historical Events In 1951

Jun 28   "Amos 'n' Andy" premiers on CBS TV.   

Jun 30   NAACP begins attack on school segregation and discrimination   

Jul 02   Bill Veeck buys St Louis Browns from Bill and Charlie DeWitt.   

Jul 02   Earnest F Sauerbruch, German nazi/surgeon, dies at 75   

Jul 03   33rd PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Oakmont CC Oakmont Pa.   

Jul 05   Dodgers sweep the Giants and lead by 7½ games (Giants will win pennant).   

Jul 05   Junction transistor invention announced, Murray Hill, NJ.   

Jul 06   Josef Huttel, composer, dies at 57   

Jul 07   58th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Doris Hart beats Shirley Fry (61 60).   

Jul 08   Yankee Joe DiMaggio and mgr Casey Stengel feud.   

Jul 09   Harry Heilmann baseball outfielder (Det), dies at 56   

Jul 09   Harry Heilmann, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Det), dies at 56.   

Jul 09   Pres Truman asked Congress to formally end state of war with Germany   

Jul 10   Armistice talks to end Korean conflict began at Kaesong.   

Jul 10   E L Johnson discovers asteroid #1609 Brenda.   

Jul 12   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.   

Jul 14   "Courtin' Time" closes at National Theater NYC after 37 performances.   

Jul 14   Citation is recorded as becoming inaugural horse to win $1000000 in races   

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

Jul 14   The inaugural color telecast of a sporting event (CBS-horse race)   

Jul 16   1st Dutchman to win Tour de France (Wim Van Est)   

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

Jul 17   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   

Jul 18   Uruguay accepts its constitution   

Jul 19   Max Ettinger, composer, dies at 77   

Jul 20   Abdullah Ibn Hussein Jordan's King assassinated in Jerusalem   

Jul 20   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.   

Jul 21   Dalai Lama returns to Tibet   

Jul 22   Gen Francisco Craveiro Lopes appointed pres of Portugal   

Jul 23   Henri Philippe Pétain, French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime), dies   

Jul 25   L Boyer discovers asteroid #1714 Sy.   

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Jan 02   Nadia cassini: [gianna lou muller], woodstock ny, model (oui)   

Jan 02   Alexander pogrebinsky: Russian painter   

Jan 03   Frank chikane: Sec-gen of s afr council of churches   

Jan 03   Gary nairn: Australian politician   

Jan 04   Barbara ann cochran: Claremont nh, slalom skier (olympic-gold-1972)   

Jan 05   Steve arnold: English footballer   

Jan 07   Talgat amangeldyyevich musabayev: Russian mjr/cosmonaut (tm-19, tm-27)   

Jan 07   Mike ward: Democratic congressman for kentucky & radio talk show host   

Jan 02   Sir william campion: Governor of western australia (b. 1870)   

Jan 03   Fred barlow: Composer,    

Jan 05   Andrei p platonov: Russian author (prok, kotlovan),   

Jan 07   Johanna c h "nelly" bodenheim: Painter (luilekkerland),   

Jan 10   Athos palma: Composer,   

Jan 18   Robert mark: Us chairman (caste world congress),    

Jan 19   Constantin nottara: Composer,   

Jan 22   Eastwood lane: Composer,