WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO DECEMBER 1951
Find out what all happened January to December 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)

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

The American Civil Rights Congress delivers "We Charge Genocide" to the United Nations. (17. December 1951)

William Shockley announced the invention of the junction transistor. (4. July 1951)

Fujiyoshida, a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, in the center of the Japanese main island of Honshū is founded. (20. March 1951)

The Polish cultural attache in Paris, Czesław Miłosz, asks the French government for political asylum. (15. May 1951)

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

Treaty of San Francisco: In San Francisco, California, 48 nations sign a peace treaty with Japan in formal recognition of the end of the Pacific War. (8. September 1951)

Ilse Koch, "The Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in West Germany. (15. January 1951)

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

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

Operation Buster-Jangle: 6,500 American soldiers are exposed to 'Desert Rock' atomic explosions for training purposes in Nevada. Participation is not voluntary. (1. November 1951)

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

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

The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified. (27. February 1951)

The first live sporting event seen coast-to-coast in the United States, a college football game between Duke and the University of Pittsburgh, is televised on NBC. (29. September 1951)

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

Korean War: Operation Ripper – United Nations troops led by General Matthew Ridgeway begin an assault against Chinese forces. (7. March 1951)