What Happened in Oct 1951
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New York Giants win NL Pennant on Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World"
There's a long drive... it's gonna be, I believe...THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT!! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS... Read more
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1951 World Series
The 1951 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the New York Giants, who had won the National League pennant... Read more
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"An American In Paris" Is Released
An American in Paris is a 1951 MGM musical film inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition by George Gershwin. Starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron,... Read more
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I Love Lucy Premieres
The evening that I Love Lucy first went on the air, the director and his wife invited us all to have dinner and watch the premiere. Lucy and Desi... Read more
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"The Lavender Hill Mob" Is Released
The Lavender Hill Mob is a 1951 comedy film from Ealing Studios, written by T.E.B. Clarke, directed by Charles Crichton and starring Alec Guinness,... Read more
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Winston Churchill Is Elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for a Second Term
After the General Election of 1951, Churchill again became Prime Minister. His third government—after the wartime national government and the brief... Read more