WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO AUGUST 1951
Find out what all happened June to August 1951

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

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

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

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

King Leopold III of Belgium abdicates in favor of his son, Baudouin I of Belgium. (16. July 1951)

A court in Czechoslovakia sentences American journalist William N. Oatis to ten years in prison on charges of espionage. (4. July 1951)

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