WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO AUGUST 1951
Find out what all happened January to August 1951

Korean War: Assaulting Chinese forces are forced to withdraw after heavy fighting with UN forces, primarily made up of Australian and Canadian troops, at the Battle of Kapyong. (25. April 1951)

General Douglas MacArthur retires from the military. (19. April 1951)

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. (6. February 1951)

First Indochina War: The Battle of Vinh Yen begins, which will end in a major victory for France. (13. January 1951)

The opening of the Ninth Street Show, otherwise known as the 9th Street Art Exhibition – a gathering of a number of notable artists, and the stepping-out of the post war New York avant-garde, collectively known as the New York School. (21. May 1951)

Tibetans sign the Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet with China. (23. May 1951)

Jackie Brenston, with Ike Turner and his band, records "Rocket 88", often cited as "the first rock and roll record", at Sam Phillips' recording studios in Memphis, Tennessee. (3. March 1951)

Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage. (29. March 1951)

Korean War: Battle of Chipyong-ni, which represented the "high-water mark" of the Chinese incursion into South Korea, commences. (13. February 1951)

Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site begins with a one-kiloton bomb dropped on Frenchman Flat. (27. January 1951)

Dan Gavriliu performs the first surgical replacement of a human organ. (20. April 1951)

The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger is published for the first time by Little, Brown and Company. (16. July 1951)

The British radio comedy program The Goon Show was broadcast on the BBC for the first time. (28. May 1951)

The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey. It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its place in Westminster Abbey. (11. April 1951)

King Abdullah I of Jordan is assassinated by a Palestinian while attending Friday prayers in Jerusalem. (20. July 1951)

Korean War: Armistice negotiations begin at Kaesong. (10. July 1951)

Korean War: President Harry Truman relieves General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of overall command in Korea. (11. April 1951)

Korean War: For the second time, United Nations troops recapture Seoul. (14. March 1951)

The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park. (17. April 1951)

Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul. (4. January 1951)