J. D. Salinger Publishes The Catcher in the Rye July 16, 1951
Date: July 16, 1951
Date: July 16, 1951
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) More events from 1951King Abdullah I Assassinated…
The Broker, a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train derails near Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. The accident kills 85 people and injures over 500 more. The wreck is one of the worst rail disasters in American history. Date: February 6, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day…
Ferrari take their first Formula One grand prix victory at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Date: July 14, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 14 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1951Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 3505 Disappears Over Pacific…
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…
The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified. Date: February 27, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1951Korean War Massacre of 700 Suspected Communists – February 7,…
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 1951North American Numbering Plan Enables Direct-Dial Coast-to-Coast Calls,…