Date: May 13, 1951
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) More events from…
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) More events from 1951North American Numbering Plan Enables Direct-Dial Coast-to-Coast Calls,…
Remington Rand delivers the first UNIVAC I computer to the United States Census Bureau. Date: March 31, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1951American Civil Rights Congress Delivers “We Charge Genocide” to UN, December…
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 1951London Royal…
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) More events from 1951Vuoristorata Wooden Roller Coaster Opens at Linnanmäki, Helsinki – July 13, 1951Tibetans Sign Seventeen Point…
Cold War: Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death for spying for the Soviet Union. Date: April 5, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1951Ferrari First Formula One Grand Prix Victory at British…