November 7, 1950 — Richard Nixon elected to the US Senate
It’s commonly believed that this is where Nixon got his start in politics, but in fact he was a member...
July 4, 2018
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March 29, 1951 — “The King and I” premieres on Broadway
Based on a 1944 novel, “Anna and the King of Siam” by Margaret Landon, “The King and I” was the...
June 29, 2018
April 21, 1951 — Codename Easy, an A-bomb, is tested at the Enewetak Atoll
The nuclear tests at Enewetak were part of a series called Operation Greenhouse. The bombs in the Greenhouse series were...
June 24, 2018
May 8, 1951 — Du Pont Chemical publicly releases Dacron
One of the wonder-fabrics of the Fifties, Dacron was the trade name of a particular polyester sold by Du Pont...
June 19, 2018
July 16, 1951 — “The Catcher in the Rye” is published
On this day, in 1951, one of the all-time great classics of teen angst was published. J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher...
June 9, 2018
July 17, 1951 — The Bantu Authorities Act comes into force in South Africa
The Bantu Authorities Act was one of the major foundations of apartheid in South Africa. It permitted the forced removal...
June 4, 2018
September 28, 1951 — “The Day The Earth Stood Still” premieres
“The Day The Earth Stood Still” was a milestone in the history of the cinema. It was perhaps the first...
May 29, 2018
October 16, 1951 — Johnnie Ray and the Four Lads release “Cry”
Although it took nearly six months to reach #1 on the charts, reach that storied number it did, and made...
May 24, 2018
November 30, 1951 — “When Worlds Collide” premieres
George Pal was the producer of some of the most famous science fiction movies of the Fifties – Destination Moon,...
May 19, 2018
December 11, 1951 — Joe Di Maggio retires from professional baseball
One of the game’s true greats, Joe Di Maggio played his entire pro baseball career with a single team, the...
May 14, 2018
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