What Happened in Oct 1951

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

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

"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

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

"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

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