Uniform Code of Military Justice Takes Effect in U.S. Armed Forces, May 31, 1951

Soviet space dogs: Dezik and Tsygan were launched into a sub-orbital spaceflight from Kapustin Yar and became the first dogs to fly in space and the first to safely return. Date: July 22, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 22 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This…

Tibetans sign the Seventeen Point Agreement with China. Date: May 23, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1951SS United States Christened and Launched June 23, 1951Korean War Massacre of 700 Suspected Communist Sympathizers, February…

Cold War: American journalist William N. Oatis is arrested for espionage by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia. Date: April 23, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1951Chinese and North Korean Forces Capture Seoul Again…

First Indochina War: The Battle of Vĩnh Yên begins. Date: January 13, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1951Korean War Ganghwa Massacre Begins, South Korean Sympathizers Slaughtered January 6, 1951Korean War Battle of Chipyong-ni…

The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park. Date: April 17, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1951SS United States Christened and Launched June 23, 1951J. D. Salinger Publishes The Catcher in…

The opening of the Ninth Street Show, otherwise known as the 9th Street Art Exhibition: A gathering of a number of notable artists, and the stepping-out of the post war New York avant-garde, collectively known as the New York School. Date: May 21, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21…