Date: May 21, 1951
The catastrophic eruption of Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea claims 2,942 lives. Date: January 21, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1951Washington State Ferries Begins State Operation After Buyout, June 1, 1951El Al…
Korean War: Beginning of the Ganghwa massacre, in the course of which an estimated 200–1,300 South Korean communist sympathizers are slaughtered. Date: January 6, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1951Mount Lamington Eruption Kills…
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…
Korean War: Operation Ripper: United Nations troops led by General Matthew Ridgway begin an assault against Chinese forces. Date: March 7, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 7 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1951Tibetans Sign Seventeen Point Agreement with China,…
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) More events from 1951Korean War…
Hypnosis murders in Copenhagen. Date: March 29, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1951Tibetans Sign Seventeen Point Agreement with China, May 23, 1951Korean War: Chinese Assault Kapyong Defenses, April 22, 1951Mount Lamington Eruption Kills…