What Happened in 1951
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Prince Caspian published
Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia is a novel for children by C. S. Lewis, written in late 1949 and first published in 1951. It is the second... Read more
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Mohammad Mosaddeq is named Time Magazine's Man of the Year
For his sudden rise in popularity inside and outside of Iran, his defiance of the British, and his fight for democracy, Mosaddeq was named as Time... Read more
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Kellogg's Introduces Sugar Corn Pops Cereal
Corn Pops is a breakfast cereal made by Kellogg's, described by the company as "crunchy sweetened popped-up corn cereal." Originally called Sugar... Read more
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Ford Country Squire is First Produced
The Ford Country Squire was a full-size station wagon built by the Ford Motor Company from 1951 until 1991; it was based on the Ford full-size car... Read more
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Ford Consul is First Produced
The Ford Consul is a car manufactured by Ford in Britain. Between 1951 and 1962 the Consul was the four cylinder base model of the three model... Read more
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Ford Comète is First Produced
The Ford Comète (also the Simca Comète) was a car built between 1951 and 1954 in France by the Ford Motor Company's French subsidiary, Ford SAF... Read more
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Ferrari Produces the 212 Inter
The Ferrari 212 Inter replaced Ferrari's successful 166 and 195 Inter grand tourers in 1951. Unveiled at the Brussels Motor Show that year, the 212... Read more
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Ferrari Produces the America Series
Ferrari America is a series of top-end Ferrari models built in the 1950s and 1960s. They were large touring cars with the largest V12 engines and... Read more
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Farnsworth House Built
The Farnsworth House, was designed and constructed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe between 1945-51. It is a one-room weekend retreat in a once-rural... Read more
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Buddy Holly Meets Bob Montgomery
In 1951 Buddy met Bob Montgomery, a fellow seventh-grader at Hutchinson Jr. High, who also played guitar and sang country songs. Montgomery's taste... Read more
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"Death Of A Salesman" Is Released
Death of a Salesman is a 1951 film adapted from the play of the same name by Arthur Miller. It was directed by László Benedek and written for the... Read more
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'This I Believe' Airs On CBS Radio
We hardly need to be reminded that we are living in an age of confusion. A lot of us have traded in our beliefs for bitterness and cynicism, or a... Read more
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Eruption of Mount Lamington
Mount Lamington began to erupt on the night of 18 January 1951. Three days later there was a violent eruption when a large part of the northern... Read more
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'Gerald McBoing-Boing' is Released
This cartoon was directed by Robert "Bobe" Cannon, and appeared as part of UPA's "Jolly Frolics" series. What made it stand out from the UPA crowd... Read more
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Woodbridge Train Wreck
A temporary wooden trestle adjacent to Fulton Street in Woodbridge had come into use that very afternoon so that labourers building the New Jersey... Read more
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"Diary Of A Country Priest" Is Released
Diary of a Country Priest (original French title: Journal d'un curé de campagne) is a 1951 French film directed by Robert Bresson, and starring... Read more
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The Twenty-second Amendment is ratified
AMENDMENT XXII Passed by Congress March 21, 1947. Ratified February 27, 1951. Section 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the... Read more
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Agatha Christie publishes They Came to Baghdad
They Came to Baghdad is a work of detective fiction Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on March 5, 1951 and in... Read more
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Iranian Prime Minister Haj Ali Razmara is assassinated
On March 7, 1951, Razmara went to a mosque for a memorial service. The police opened a corridor through the inner courtyard for the Prime Minister.... Read more
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"The Red Badge Of Courage" Is Released
The backstory of The Red Badge of Courage involves the toppling of MGM's old Louis B. Mayer regime in favor of Dore Schary and his young Turks. It... Read more
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Operation Courageous
Operation Courageous was a military operation performed by the United States Army during the Korean War designed to trap large numbers of Chinese... Read more
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Kentucky Wildcats Beat Kansas State in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship
The 1951 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of... Read more
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Ringway Dakota Accident of 1951
On 27 March 1951 a Douglas Dakota 3 cargo aircraft registered G-AJVZ operated by Air Transport Charter en route from Ringway Airport, Manchester,... Read more
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23rd Academy Awards
The 23rd Academy Awards Ceremony awarded Oscars for the best in films in 1950. The nominations were noticeable this year, as All About Eve was... Read more