In 1951 (the year you were born) |
Julius Rosenberg and his wife Ethel are found guilty of conspiracy to commit wartime espionage President Truman removes General Douglas MacArthur from his command in Korea from making unauthorized policy statements Inauguration of transcontinental television with President Truman's address at the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference Scientists develop UNIVAC I, the first mass produced computer Rush Limbaugh, Tommy Hilfiger, and Orson Scott Card are born he Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is published Disc jockey Alan Freed uses the term rock and roll to describe R&B, in an effort to introduce the music to a broader white audience New York Yankees win the World Series Los Angeles Rams win the NFL championship Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup I Love Lucy debuts |