Daily Archives: October 10, 2011

New York Yankees win World Series 60 years ago today (1951)


Video: 1951 World Series

(Wednesday, October 10, 1951) — The New York Yankees won the 1951 World Series today, beating the New York Giants 4-3 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York, in the sixth and deciding game (click here to watch highlights of game 3 on Oct. 6, 1951).

‘Splendor in the Grass’ opens in the U.S. 50 years ago tonight (1961)


Video: 'Splendor in the Grass' trailer

(Tuesday, October 10, 1961)Splendor in the Grass, a romantic drama film that tells a story of sexual repression, love, heartbreak, and manic-depression, which the character Deanie suffers from, opened today at the Victoria and the Trans-Lux Fifty-second Street theaters in New York.

Written by William Inge, the film stars Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty and was directed by Elia Kazan.