Page 9: 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jun 30   NAACP begins attack on school segregation &discrimination in the year 1951.   

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

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

Jul 05   Junction transistor invention announced, Murray Hill, NJ in the year 1951.   

Jul 06   On this day in history josef Huttel, composer, dies at 57   

Jul 07   In the year 1951 58th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Doris Hart beats Shirley Fry (61 60)   

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 in the year 1951.   

Jul 09   On this day in history 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   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   "Courtin' Time" closes at National Theater NYC after 37 performances in the year 1951.   

Jul 14   Citation becomes first horse to win $1,000,000 in races on this day in history.   

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   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 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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1951 abdullah Ibn Hussein, Jordan's King (1946-51), killed in Jerusalem   

Jul 20   In the year 1951 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 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Talgat Amangeldyyevich Musabayev, Russian mjr/cosmonaut (TM-19, TM-27) was born in the year 1951.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1951 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   On this day in history athos Palma, composer, dies at 59   

Jan 18   In the year 1951 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