Date: May 16, 1951
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The Iranian oil industry is nationalized. Date: March 15, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1951King Leopold III Abdicates to Baudouin of Belgium, July 16, 1951Korean War: First Battle of Maryang San, Commonwealth vs…
Trains run on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since preservation, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers. Date: May 14, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The catastrophic eruption of Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea claims 2,942 lives. Date: January 21, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1951El Al Launches First Regular Transatlantic Flights Between New York and London…
Korean War: Beginning of the Ganghwa massacre, in the course of which an estimated 200–1,300 South Korean communist sympathizers are slaughtered. Date: January 6, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1951London Royal Festival Hall…
Washington State Ferries, the largest ferry system in the United States, begins operation under state ownership after a buyout of the Puget Sound Navigation Company. Date: June 1, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 3505 disappears while flying from Vancouver to Tokyo. The aircraft and its 37 occupants are never found. Date: July 21, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1951J. D. Salinger…