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).
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mStq3NaipQ
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny and Vietnam (in French)
(Friday, September 14, 1951) — U.S. President Harry S Truman told Gen. Jean de Lattre de Tassigny today that he regarded the French battle against communism in Indochina as being the same as the fighting in Korea, “the same fight for liberty.”
De Lattre, who put new fight into French forces battling communists in the First Indochina War, arrived in Washington today to confer with U.S. officials.
Video: General Jean De Lattre De Tassigny arrives in Washington (Sept. 14, 1951)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiiaJRXPAm4
An American in Paris (1951) Trailer
(Sunday, August 26, 1951) — An American in Paris, a MGM musical film inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition by George Gershwin, premiered tonight in London. Starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Georges Guetary and Oscar Levant, the film is set in Paris, and was directed by Vincente Minnelli.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fm6sa_L5_4
'A Place In The Sun' - Trailer [1951]
(Tuesday, August 14, 1951) — A Place in the Sun, a film which tells the story of a working-class young man who is entangled with two women, premiered tonight in Los Angeles. It was directed by George Stevens and stars Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters, Anne Revere, and Raymond Burr.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAGKI0FMnfA
Strangers on a Train (1951) - (Original Trailer)
(Saturday, June 30, 1951) — Strangers on a Train, an American psychological thriller produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, was released today by Warner Bros. The film stars Farley Granger, Ruth Roman and Robert Walker, and features Leo G. Carroll, Patricia Hitchcock and Laura Elliott.
Korean War - PART 21, Prisoners of War [1], 6.25
(Saturday, June 23, 1951, 5:45 p.m. ET) — Jacob Malik, Russia’s chief delegate to the United Nations, called today for a Korean cease-fire conference.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLp5aJAY_tE
(Chinese Spring Offensive begins, April 22, 1951, @ 4:41)
(Wednesday, April 25, 1951) — Two major battles triggered by a major Chinese offensive three days ago, the Battle of the Imjin River and the Battle of Kapyong ended today during the Korean War.
(Saturday, April 7, 1951) — “If (They Made Me a King)” by Perry Como peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for the fifth of six weeks (Mar. 3/17/24/31, Apr. 7/14, 1951).
