Historical Events In 1951

Jun 25   1st color TV broadcast-CBS' Arthur Godfrey from NYC to 4 cities on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   Bill Veeck buys St Louis Browns from Bill & Charlie DeWitt on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1951 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   Josef Huttel, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1951.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 09   On this day in history harry Heilmann, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Det), dies at 56   

Jul 09   On this day in history pres Truman asked Congress to formally end state of war with Germany   

Jul 10   Armistice talks to end Korean conflict began at Kaesong in the year 1951.   

Jul 10   On this day in history e L Johnson discovers asteroid #1609 Brenda   

Jul 12   On this day in history 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 in the year 1951.   

Jul 14   "Courtin' Time" closes at National Theater NYC after 37 performances on this day in history.   

Jul 14   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 18   Uruguay accepts its constitution in the year 1951.   

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   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   On this day in history birth of alexander Pogrebinsky, Russian painter   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of frank Chikane, sec-gen of S Afr Council of Churches   

Jan 03   Gary Nairn, Australian politician was born in the year 1951.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of barbara Ann Cochran, Claremont NH, slalom skier (Olympic-gold-1972)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of steve Arnold, English footballer   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history johanna C H "Nelly" Bodenheim, painter (Luilekkerland), dies at 76   

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

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

Jan 19   Constantin Nottara, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1951.   

Jan 22   Eastwood Lane, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.