January 1, 1951
By the winter of 1951, Truman was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $0.75/hr — and the United States Senate had just voted to ask the United Nations to bar Communist China from membership, a direct consequence of Chinese forces fighting against American troops in Korea. On the entertainment front, Patti Page's "The Tennessee Waltz" was sitting at the top of the music charts, while moviegoers were lining up to see "Harvey," the box office hit starring Jimmy Stewart. The Los Angeles Rams were the NFL champions that season, and on February 25, athletes from across the Western Hemisphere gathered in Buenos Aires for the opening of the first Pan American Games, a landmark international sporting event that would go on to become a permanent fixture in the Americas.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — January 1, 1951
NY Times Headlines — Week of January 1, 1951
Congress Starts Final Rush Today To Pass Key Bills; House Meets Two Days And Senate One With Four 'Must' Measures On Program Rail Labor Plan Is Peril Might Tie Up Lower Chamber, Blocking Excess Profits Tax And Other Crisis Needs
New Parleys Held; 2 Groups In U. N. Confer With The American And Soviet Delegations Sanctions Sifted By U.S. Spokesman Says Economic Step May Be Asked Against Mainland Of China
Hague Backers In A Coup Seize Control Of Hudson County Board; Hague Forces Oust Auditor In Hudson
Fair Dealers Meet Defeat At Opening Of 82d Congress; House By 244-179 Restores To The Rules Body Powers It Voided In '49 For Truman Southern Coalition Wins Barkley Asks For Nonpartisan Action In Crisis--Rayburn Calls Isolation Ruinous
World Events — January 1951
Time Person of the Year — 1951
On the radio
Billboard Charts — January 1, 1951
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1950–51 Season
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — January 1, 1951
On the field
Sports Champions — January 1, 1951
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