Date: May 3, 1951
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…
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 307 crashes in Lynnhurst, Minneapolis, killing 15 people. 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 1951First Live Transcontinental TV Broadcast from Japanese Peace Treaty Conference September 4, 1951El…
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…
Iranian prime minister Ali Razmara is assassinated by Khalil Tahmasebi, a member of the Islamic fundamentalist Fada'iyan-e Islam, outside a mosque in Tehran. 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 1951Iranian Oil…
Korean War: The two-day Geochang massacre begins as a battalion of the 11th Division of the South Korean Army kills 719 unarmed citizens in Geochang, in the South Gyeongsang district of South Korea. Date: February 9, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1951…
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) More…