1951

Japanese peace treaty signed in San Francisco by 49 nations
Libya gains independence
US Presidents limited, by law, to 2 terms
Color television introduced in U.S.

There are 107 TV stations in 63 US cities
Hydrogen bomb tested by US
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg found guilty of wartime espionage
Willie Mays joins the New York Yankees
There are 107 TV stations in 63 US cities - 62% of the population is within "TV range"
Herman Wouk's The Caine Mutiny
J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye
Super Glue invented
Menotti's "Amahl and the Night Visitors"
Broadway - "The King and I"
Films - "An American in Paris", "The African Queen", "A Streetcar Named Desire"
TV shows - "Mr. Wizard", "Ding Dong School", "I Love Lucy", "Texaco Star Theatre", "The Red Skelton Show", "The Jack Benny Show",
Evonne Goolagong, Dale Earnhardt, and John Mellancamp born
Sinclair Lewis, Ferdinand Porsche, and Fanny Brice die