A bomb explodes at the home of Harry T. Moore and Harriette V. S. Moore, early leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, killing Harry instantly and fatally wounding Harriette. Date: December 25, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day…
Libya becomes independent. Idris I is proclaimed King of Libya. Date: December 24, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)
The EBR-1 in Arco, Idaho becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity. The electricity powered four light bulbs. Date: December 20, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 20 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)
The American Civil Rights Congress delivers "We Charge Genocide" to the United Nations. Date: December 17, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)
A Miami Airlines Curtiss C-46 Commando crashes in Elizabeth, New Jersey, killing all 58 aboard including dancer Doris Ruby. Date: December 16, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 16 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)
Nikos Beloyannis, along with 11 comrades, is sentenced to death for attempting to reestablish the Communist Party of Greece. Date: November 15, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)
With the rollout of the North American Numbering Plan, direct-dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in the United States. Date: November 10, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)
Canada in the Korean War: A platoon of The Royal Canadian Regiment defends a vital area against a full battalion of Chinese troops in the Battle of the Song-gok Spur. The engagement lasts into the early hours the next day. Date: November 2, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 2…
Operation Buster–Jangle: Six thousand five hundred United States Army soldiers are exposed to 'Desert Rock' atomic explosions for training purposes in Nevada. Participation is not voluntary. Date: November 1, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)
The "Johnny Bright incident" occurs during a football game between the Drake Bulldogs and Oklahoma A&M Aggies. Date: October 20, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 20 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)