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   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 in the year 1951.   

Jun 27   M Itzigsohn discovers asteroid #1588 Descamisada on this day in history.   

Jun 28   On this day in history "Amos 'n' Andy" premieres on CBS TV   

Jun 28   "Amos 'n' Andy" premiers on CBS TV on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 33rd PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Oakmont CC Oakmont Pa   

Jul 05   On this day in history dodgers sweep the Giants & lead by 7½ games (Giants will win pennant)   

Jul 05   In the year 1951 junction transistor invention announced, Murray Hill, NJ   

Jul 06   In the year 1951 josef Huttel, composer, dies at 57   

Jul 07   On this day in history 58th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Doris Hart beats Shirley Fry (61 60)   

Jul 08   Yankee Joe DiMaggio & mgr Casey Stengel feud in the year 1951.   

Jul 09   Harry Heilmann baseball outfielder (Det), dies at 56 in the year 1951.   

Jul 09   In the year 1951 harry Heilmann, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Det), dies at 56   

Jul 09   In the year 1951 pres Truman asked Congress to formally end state of war with Germany   

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

Jul 10   On this day in history 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   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   The first color telecast of a sporting event (CBS-horse race) on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 17   King Leopold II of Belgium gives up throne to son Boudouin I in the year 1951.   

Jul 18   On this day in history jersey Joe Walcott KOs Ezzard Charles in 5 for heavyweight belt   

Jul 18   On this day in history uruguay accepts its constitution   

Jul 19   In the year 1951 max Ettinger, composer, dies at 77   

Jul 20   Abdullah Ibn Hussein Jordan's King assassinated in Jerusalem in the year 1951.   

Jul 20   Abdullah Ibn Hussein, Jordan's King (1946-51), killed in Jerusalem on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1951 birth of nadia Cassini, [Gianna Lou Muller], Woodstock NY, model (Oui)   

Jan 02   Alexander Pogrebinsky, Russian painter was born in the year 1951.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1951.   

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

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

Jan 18   In the year 1951 robert Mark, US chairman (Caste World Congress), dies at 41   

Jan 19   In the year 1951 constantin Nottara, composer, dies at 60   

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