WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO DECEMBER 1951
Find out what all happened June to December 1951

UNIVAC I is dedicated by the U.S. Census Bureau. (14. June 1951)

The "Johnny Bright Incident" occurs in Stillwater, Oklahoma (20. October 1951)

The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, California, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference. (4. September 1951)

The United States, Australia and New Zealand sign a mutual defense pact, called the ANZUS Treaty. (1. September 1951)

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

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

Dezik (Дезик) and Tsygan (Цыган, "Gypsy") are the first dogs to make a sub-orbital flight. (22. July 1951)

CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later. (28. September 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)

With the rollout of the North American Numbering Plan, direct-dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in the United States. (10. November 1951)

The Selangor Labour Party is founded in Selangor, Malaya. (22. December 1951)

The EBR-1 in Arco, Idaho becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity. The electricity powered four light bulbs. (20. December 1951)

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

The first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, is assassinated in Rawalpindi. (16. October 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)

Walt Disney's 13th animated film, Alice in Wonderland, premieres in London, England, United Kingdom. (26. July 1951)

King Leopold III of Belgium abdicates in favor of his son, Baudouin I of Belgium. (16. July 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 Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than US$13.3 billion in foreign aid to rebuild Europe. (31. December 1951)

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