May 1951 calendar

May 1951
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in May 1951.
The US president was Harry S. Truman (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Clement Attlee (Labour), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on May 1951: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of May 1951?

Events

01 May 1951 Dutch Reformed Church introduces new church choir
03 May 1951 Gil McDougald ties major league record with 6 RBIs in 1 inning
05 May 1951 Out of This World closes at New Century Theater NYC after 157 performances
06 May 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates' player Cliff Chambers no-hits Boston Braves, 3-0.
07 May 1951 Pulitzer prize awarded to Conrad Richter
08 May 1951 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak.
09 May 1951 Air raid on Chinese positions at Yalu River.
10 May 1951 Z Alexander Looby elected to Nashville City Council
11 May 1951 Jay Forrester patents computer core memory.
12 May 1951 1st H Bomb test, on Enewetak Atoll
13 May 1951 The 400th anniversary of the founding of the National University of San Marcos is commemorated by the opening of the first large-capacity stadium in Peru.
14 May 1951 Flahooley opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 40 performances
15 May 1951 The Polish cultural attache in Paris, Czes?aw Mi?osz, asks the French government for political asylum.
16 May 1951 The first regularly scheduled transatlantic flights begin between Idlewild Airport (now John F Kennedy International Airport) in New York City and Heathrow Airport in London, operated by El Al Israel Airlines.
18 May 1951 UN moves HQ to New York City
19 May 1951 77th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Bold wins in 1:56.4.
21 May 1951 The opening of the Ninth Street Show, otherwise known as the 9th Street Art Exhibition : a gathering of a number of notable artists, and the stepping-out of the post war New York avant-garde, collectively known as the New York School.
23 May 1951 Tibetans sign the Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet with the People's Republic of China.
24 May 1951 Willie Mays begins playing for New York Giants
25 May 1951 New York Giant Willie Mays 1st major league game
27 May 1951 Maritime Museum at Aquatic Park, SF opens
28 May 1951 Jerry Colonna Show, debuts on ABC-TV
30 May 1951 Ezzard Charles beats Joey Maxim in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
31 May 1951 Netherlands and South Africa sign cultural accord.
03 May 1951 The United States Senate Committee on Armed Services and United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations begin their closed door hearings into the relief of Douglas MacArthur by U.S. President Harry Truman.