The first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, is assassinated in Rawalpindi. Date: October 16, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)
Mexican chemist Luis E. Miramontes completes the synthesis of norethisterone, the basis of an early oral contraceptive. Date: October 15, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 15 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)
Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San pits Commonwealth troops against communist Chinese troops. Date: October 3, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 3 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)
CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later. Date: September 28, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 28 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)
George VI, king of the United Kingdom, has his left lung removed in an operation after a malignant tumour was found. Date: September 23, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 23 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, United States, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference. Date: September 4, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 4 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)
United Air Lines Flight 615 crashes near Decoto, California, killing 50 people. Date: August 24, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)
Walt Disney's 13th animated film, Alice in Wonderland, premieres in London, England, United Kingdom. Date: July 26, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 26 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)
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…
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)