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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in December 1951.
The US president was Harry S. Truman (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Sir Winston Churchill (Conservative), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on December 1951: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of December 1951?


Events

  • 01 Dec 1951 Golden Gate Bridge closes due to high winds
  • 02 Dec 1951 Borscht Capades closes at Royale Theater NYC after 90 performances
  • 03 Dec 1951 The Lebanese University is founded in Lebanon.
  • 04 Dec 1951 Superheated gases roll down Mount Catarman (Philippines), killing 500.
  • 05 Dec 1951 Dragnet premieres
  • 06 Dec 1951 A state of emergency is declared in Egypt due to increasing riots.
  • 08 Dec 1951 Tree Grows in Brooklyn closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 267 performances
  • 13 Dec 1951 Future British Prime Minister Margaret Roberts Thatcher marries Denis Thatcher.
  • 16 Dec 1951 Salar Jung Museum is opened to the public by Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru.
  • 17 Dec 1951 Dutch Communist Party members forbidden to be civil servants.
  • 20 Dec 1951 The EBR-1 in Arco, Idaho becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity. The electricity powered four light bulbs.
  • 22 Dec 1951 The Selangor Labour Party is founded in Selangor, Malaya.
  • 23 Dec 1951 Last Belgian communities get electricity.
  • 24 Dec 1951 1st televised opera
  • 27 Dec 1951 40th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Sydney (3-2).
  • 29 Dec 1951 Flying Enterprise in difficulty in Canal
  • 31 Dec 1951 The Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than $13.3 billion USD in foreign aid to rebuild Europe.

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in December 1951?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Slow Poke
  2. - Tell Me Why
  3. - Any Time
  4. - Slow Poke
  5. - Jingle Bells

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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The Range Rider

The Range Rider

Release year: 1951

Directed by: Don McDougall

Starring: Jock Mahoney, Dickie Jones

Country: United States of America

Bellissima

Bellissima

Release year: 1951

Directed by: Luchino Visconti

Starring: Anna Magnani, Walter Chiari, Tina Apicella, Gastone Renzelli

Country: United States of America

The African Queen

The African Queen

Release year: 1951

Directed by: John Huston

Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Peter Bull

Country: United States of America

Westward the Women

Westward the Women

Release year: 1951

Directed by: William A. Wellman

Starring: Robert Taylor, Denise Darcel, Hope Emerson, John McIntire

Country: United States of America

Dragnet

Dragnet

Release year: 1951

Written by:

Directed by: Jack Webb

Starring: Jack Webb

Country: United States of America

Books

Which were the most popular books released in December 1951?
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Gods, Graves And Scholars by C.W. Ceram

Gods, Graves And Scholars

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The author stated that "my book was not written with scholarly pretensions." My goal was to show the human side of archeology and its dramatic qualities.

Lie Down In Darkness by William Styron

Lie Down In Darkness

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William Styron tracks the infidelity and betrayals--the history of spite and inexplicable love--that plague a Southern family, and culminate in the suicide attempt of the beautiful Peyton

The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger

The Catcher In The Rye

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Anyone who has ever read J.D. Salinger's New Yorker stories--particularly A Perfect Day for Bananafish, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut, The Laughing Man, and For Esme With Love and Squalor--will not be surprised by the fact that his first novel is …

A Pictorial History Of The Confederacy by Lamont Buchanan

A Pictorial History Of The Confederacy

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The Confederacy: A Pictorial History [Hardcover] Lamont Buchanan

Closing The Ring by Winston S. Churchill

Closing The Ring

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The struggle to win between June 1943 and Jul 1944 as the Allies consolidate and consolidate their achievements. There was great difficulty and great divergence in opinion.