Cold War: A court in Czechoslovakia sentences American journalist William N. Oatis to ten years in prison on charges of espionage. Date: July 4, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)
The ocean liner SS United States is christened and launched. Date: June 23, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)
UNIVAC I is dedicated by the U.S. Census Bureau. Date: June 14, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 14 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
The Uniform Code of Military Justice takes effect as the legal system of the United States Armed Forces. Date: May 31, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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…
The first regularly scheduled transatlantic flights begin between Idlewild Airport (now John F Kennedy International Airport) in New York City and Heathrow Airport in London, operated by El Al Israel Airlines. Date: May 16, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On…
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)
The 400th anniversary of the founding of the National University of San Marcos is commemorated by the opening of the first large-capacity stadium in Peru. Date: May 13, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)