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  2. 1951 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    October 3 – "Shot Heard 'Round the World": One of the greatest moments in Major League Baseball history occurs when the New York Giants' Bobby Thomson hits a game winning home run in the bottom of the 9th inning off of Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca, to win the National League pennant after being down 14 games. October 4

  3. 1951 - Wikipedia

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    1951 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1951st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 951st year of the 2nd millennium, the 51st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1950s decade.

  4. Timeline of the history of the United States (1950–1969)

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    1951 – The Catcher in the Rye is published by J. D. Salinger and invigorates the rebellious youth of the period, eventually earning the title of a Classic with its profound impact. 1952 – The debut of the Today show on NBC, originally hosted by Dave Garroway is the fourth longest running talk show on television. 1952 – ANZUS Treaty enters ...

  5. Great Flood of 1951 - Wikipedia

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    The 1951 flood in Kansas began in May with the flood of the Big Creek, (a tributary of the Smoky Hill River) in Hays after 11 inches (280 mm) of rain in two hours. The creek overflowed, flooding Hays (the location of Fort Hays State University) to a depth of 4 feet (1.2 m) in most locations inhabited by the students on campus, necessitating a midnight evacuation of the barracks by families on ...

  6. Category:1951 by month - Wikipedia

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  7. 1951 in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    2 June – Workington F.C. are elected to the Football League in place of New Brighton A.F.C. and will compete in the Football League Third Division North for the 1951-52 season. [17] 7 June – George VI is too ill to attend Trooping the Colour, so Princess Elizabeth leads the ceremony in his place.

  8. 1951 in science - Wikipedia

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    August 18 – Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur inaugurated in West Bengal as the first of the Indian Institutes of Technology. c. September – James Watson joins Francis Crick under Max Perutz in the UK Medical Research Council's Unit for Research on the Molecular Structure of Biological Systems at the Cavendish Laboratory in the University of Cambridge led by Sir Lawrence Bragg.

  9. 1951 in Canada - Wikipedia

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    April 22–25 – Korean War: In the Battle of Kapyong, the Canadians hold off the Chinese. June 1 – The Massey Report into Canadian culture is released; July 10 – A formal peace agreement between Canada and Germany is signed