Invasion of Korea
400,000 Chinese & 100,000 North Koreans open a major offenisive
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1951 in United States of America
Explore 81 historical events and records for United States of America in 1951.
Historical records for United States of America in 1951
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January
Invasion of Korea
400,000 Chinese & 100,000 North Koreans open a major offenisive
Siege of Seoul
Orders the evacuation of Seoul
Mobilization
Launches a counter-offensive against the Chinese & North Koreans
February
Strike
Orders the Army to control US railways during the strike
March
Treasury-Federal Reserve Accord
The Treasury and Federal Reserve announce an accord that ends the central bank's obligation to maintain fixed prices for government securities, restoring greater independence to monetary policy after the wartime interest-rate peg.
Ripper
Launches an operation to recapture Inchon & Kimpo airfield
Capture of Chunshon
Recaptures Cunshon from the communists
Capture of Seoul
Counter-attacking Allied forces retake Seoul
Capture of Seoul
Seoul is recaptured by the Americans. Recaptures Seoul from the communists
April
Martin Becomes Federal Reserve Chairman
William McChesney Martin begins his long tenure as Federal Reserve chairman, taking office shortly after the Treasury-Federal Reserve Accord restored greater flexibility to monetary policy.
Dismissal
Dismissed after publicly demanding the right to bomb Chinese targets in Manchuria
Dismissal
Dimisses MacArthur as Commander of United Nations forces because of his support of war with China
Invasion of Korea
Appointed Commander of the United Nations forces in Korea
Battle of Imjin River
Carries out a defensive action against the North Koreans
June
Armistice
Makes a radio broadcast offering to send representitives to discuss a cease-fire
July
Armistice
Armistice negotiations open between the Commanders of both sides
August
Armistice
Breaks the Armistice negotiations claiming North Korea has broken demilitarization rules
Nuclear Power
Congress rejects Russian proposals for arms & atomic weapons
Birth of Edward Witten
Birth of Edward Witten
Government
The USA & the Philippines form a mutual defence pact
September
Pacific Security Agreement
The USA, Australia & New Zealand sign the Pacific Security Agreement
Birth of Michael Keaton
Birth of Michael Keaton, Michael John Douglas
Peace Treaty
The US & 49 other powers sign a peace Treaty with Japan, Russia boycotts the session
Discovery of Ananke
Discovers Ananke, another distant retrograde moon of Jupiter.
Point Reyes Plane Crash
Survives a military aircraft crash into the Pacific near Point Reyes and swims to shore.
October
Appropriation Bill
The House of Reps approves $56.9 billion for the armed forces Appropriation Bill
Budget
The House of Reps approves $56.9 billion for the armed forces Appropriation Bill
November
Senator
First elected member of the US Senate, ahead of Helen Douglas
United Nations
The US, France & Britain produce a disarmament plan to introduce to the United Nations Assembly
Diplomatic Plan
Places a disarmament plan before the United Nations General Assembly, countrered by Russia
United Nations
Places a disarmament plan before the United Nations General Assembly, countrered by Russia
Armistice
A 2nd round of peace negotiations begins
Peace
Peace negotiations take place at Panmunjon
Armistice
Both sides agree to a cease-fire along a demarcation line
December
Retirement
DiMaggio announces his retirement from baseball
EBR-I
Experimental breeder reactor produces electricity from nuclear fuel.
Other events (month unknown)
A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun, directed by George Stevens from a screenplay by Harry Brown and Michael Wilson, and stars Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters, Anne Revere, and Raymond Burr
A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun, directed by George Stevens from a screenplay by Harry Brown and Michael Wilson, and stars Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters, Anne Revere, and Raymond Burr
A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun is a 1951 American drama film based on the novel An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser and the play, also titled An American Tragedy, which was adapted by Patrick Kearney from the novel
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