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   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   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   In the year 1951 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 in the year 1951.   

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1951.   

Jul 10   In the year 1951 armistice talks to end Korean conflict began at Kaesong   

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

Jul 12   Mob tries to keep black family from moving into all-white Cicero Ill on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1951 citation becomes first horse to win $1,000,000 in races   

Jul 14   Sammy Jones, cricketer (last survivor of the 1882 Oval Test), dies in the year 1951.   

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

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

Jul 16   In the year 1951 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 on this day in history.   

Jul 18   On this day in history uruguay accepts its constitution   

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

Jul 20   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1951 birth of alexander Pogrebinsky, Russian painter   

Jan 03   Frank Chikane, sec-gen of S Afr Council of Churches was born in the year 1951.   

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

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

Jan 07   Mike Ward, Democratic Congressman for Kentucky & radio talk show host was born in the year 1951.   

Jan 02   Sir William Campion, Governor of Western Australia (b. 1870) died in the year 1951.   

Jan 03   Fred Barlow, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1951.   

Jan 05   On this day in history andrei P Platonov, Russian author (Prok, Kotlovan), dies at 51   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history eastwood Lane, composer, dies at 71