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)
The United States Senate Committee on Armed Services and United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations begin their closed door hearings into the relief of Douglas MacArthur by U.S. President Harry Truman. Date: May 3, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅…
London's Royal Festival Hall opens with the Festival of Britain. Date: May 3, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)
Korean War: Assaulting Chinese forces are forced to withdraw after heavy fighting with UN forces, primarily made up of Australian and Canadian troops, at the Battle of Kapyong. Date: April 25, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)