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LOOK AT THE WORLD IN 1951 |
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In
The News In 1951
Julius Rosenberg and his wife Ethel are found guilty of conspiracy
to commit wartime espionage.
President Truman removes General Douglas MacArthur from his
command in Korea for making unauthorized policy statements.
Inauguration of transcontinental television with President
Truman's address at the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference in San
Francisco.
Scientists develop UNIVAC I, the first mass-produced computer. |
Entertainment
in 1951
* Nobel Prize Winner (Literature) -Par F. Lagerkvist - Sweden
* Best Selling Fiction - From Here to Eternity, James Jones
* Best Selling Non-Fiction - Look Younger, Live Longer, Gayelord
Hauser
* Best Picture - An American in Paris, MGM
* Best Director - George Stevens, A Place in the Sun
* Best Actress - Vivien Leigh, A Streetcar Named Desire
* Best Actor - Humphrey Bogart, The African Queen |
Sport
champions in 1951
* MLB - New York Yankees
* NFL - Los Angeles Rams
* NBA - Rochester Royals
* NHL - Toronto Maple Leafs
* NCAA-Basketball - Kentucky
* KY Derby - Count Turf
* U.S. Open Golf - Ben Hogan
* U.S. Open Tennis (Men) - Frank Sedgman
* U.S. Open Tennis (Women) - Maureen Connolly |
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