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1951 in the United States

Events from the year 1951 in the United States.

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Incumbents

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Federal government

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Scott W. Lucas (D-Illinois) (until January 3)
Ernest McFarland (D-Arizona) (starting January 3)

Events

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January–March

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April–June

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July 13: The Great Flood of 1951 reaches its peak

July–September

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September 1: ANZUS Treaty

October–December

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September 8: Treaty of San Francisco officially ends war with Japan
 
December 1951 ad for Nash Ambassador

Ongoing

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Unknown

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Births

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January–March

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Kirstie Alley
 
Elijah Cummings
 
Eric Holder
 
Edward Albert
 
Kurt Russell

April–June

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July–September

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October–December

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Deaths

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January–March

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April–June

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July–September

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October–December

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "50th anniversary of the UNIVAC I". CNN. 2001-06-14. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
  2. ^ "Truman declares war with Germany officially over". History.com. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  3. ^ "Columbia Founds War-Peace Study" (PDF). The New York Times. 10 December 1951.
  4. ^ "Key Dates for the Marshall Plan". For European Recovery: The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Marshall Plan. The Library of Congress. 2005-07-11. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
  5. ^ Former pitcher Don Gullett, a World Series champion with the Reds and Yankees, dies at 73
  6. ^ John Prados, Master of Uncovering Government Secrets, Dies at 71
  7. ^ @sfgmc (January 10, 2021). "Happy 70th birthday to artistic director Tim Seelig, seen here demonstrating COVID-safe baton technique!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Carol Leigh, activist who coined the term ‘sex work’, dies at 71
  9. ^ David Curnock (15 July 2015). History's Greatest Pilots Close Up. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-4994-6170-1.
  10. ^ Newcomb, Horace, ed. (2004). Encyclopedia of Television (2nd ed.). Routledge. p. 1168. ISBN 978-1579583941.
  11. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1797. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  12. ^ Sisario, Ben (March 30, 2020). "Alan Merrill, a Songwriter of 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll,' Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  13. ^ Springer, Steve (June 13, 2006). "Mike Quarry, 55; Boxer Fought in His Brother's Shadow". The Los Angeles Times.
  14. ^ Douglas, Martin, New York Times, April 30, 2014, "Frederic Schwartz 63, dies; Designed Sept 11 Memorials,", retrieved April 30, 2014.
  15. ^ Phil Schaap, Grammy-Winning Jazz D.J. and Historian, Dies at 70
  16. ^ Guy Morriss, longtime NFL lineman and former college football head coach, dead at 71
  17. ^ Bruce Duffy, who explored philosophers’ lives in critically praised debut novel, dies at 70
  18. ^ Anne Garrels, intrepid war correspondent for NPR, dies at 71
  19. ^ Ed Ott, who won a World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates, dies at 72
  20. ^ Paul, Larisha (2024-03-07). "Jennifer Hudson, Barry Manilow 'Heartbroken' Over Death of 'American Idol' Vocal Coach Debra Byrd". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  21. ^ Ryan Gilbey (August 12, 2014). "Robin Williams obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  22. ^ Mike Downey, Sports columnist who enlightened Times readers for 15 years, dies at 72
  23. ^ "Richard Hunt; Puppeteer, 40". The New York Times. 1992-01-09. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  24. ^ McIver, Joel (3 September 2014). "Jimi Jamison obituary". the Guardian.
  25. ^ Susan L. Solomon, Stem Cell C.E.O.
  26. ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  27. ^ Robin Herman Dies: First Female Journalist To Gain NHL Locker Room Access Was 70
  28. ^ Former UCLA Basketball Guard Greg Lee Passes Away
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