The Year 1951
History and Politics
N. Korea forces break through at 38th parallel, take Seoul, and reject American truce offers; Seoul retaken.
Ben-Gurion's new government dissolved in Isreal; a new coalition is formed.
Czechoslovak Communist Party purged.
Mossadegh becomes Prime Minister of Iran.
British diplomats Burgess and Maclean, who have been spying for the Russians, escape to the USSR.
King Abdullah Of Jordan assassinated in Jerusalem.
Peace treaty with Japan signed in San Francisco.
British Conservatives win General Election; Churchill forms government.
22nd Amendment to the US Constitution passed by Congress: provides for maximum of
2 terms (8 years) service as president and 1 term for vice presidents succeeding
to the presidency who have already served more than 2 years.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are sentenced to death for espionage against the US; their confederate, Morton Sobell, to 30 years imprisonment.
Science, Technology, Growth
Krilium developed from acrylonitrile for use in fertilization.
Electric power produced from atomic energy at Arcon, Idaho.
J. Andre-Thomas devise a heart-lung machine for heart operations.
Charles F. Blair flies solo over the North Pole.
Approximately 400,000 lbs of penicillin and 350,000 lbs of streptomycin produced in the US during the year.
Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology: Max Theiler (US) for his work on a yellow fever vaccine.
Nobel Prize for Chemistry: Edwin M. McMillan (US) and Glenn T. Seaborg (US) for their discovery of plutonium.
Daily Life
Hank Marino elected American Bowler of the Half Century.
William Randolph Hearst, American newspaper proprietor dies.
30% of the population works in commerce and industry in the US.
Color television is first introduced. (in the US)
Gordion, the Phrygian capital 4000 to 3000 BC, is excavated.
Crown Prince William of Prussia, eldest son of William II, dies.
New York defeats Brooklyn in playoff of tied (AL) pennant race,
then goes on to lose the World Series, 4-2 to New York (NL)
"Citation" wins Hollywood Gold Cup horserace.
"Jersey" Joe Walcott knocks out Ezzard Charles in 7th round to win World Heavyweight boxing title.
Michigan defeats California to win Rose Bowl, 14-6.
Australia wins Davis Cup against US.
US Golf Assc. won by Billy Maxwell, Open won by Ben Hogan.
US Lawn Tennis Singles won by Frank Sedgman, women's won by Maureen Connolly.
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