January 5, 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 5, 1951
NY Times Headlines — Week of January 5, 1951
President Urges Congress Tighten Redistricting Law; He Asks It To Set Standards For States And Oversee Their Actions On Complying Points To Inequalities Prompt Action And Completion Of Reapportioning For 1952 Elections Are Requested Equal Representation Urged Standards Outlined Tighter Law Asked On Reapportioning
For Early Treaty; Prime Ministers In Tacit Agreement To Let Red China Enter Parley Seek M'Arthur Rule End British Leaders In Landon Talk Counter Soviet Aim For Pact Drawn Up By Big Five Counters Soviet Move Empire For Peiping Role In Japan Pact
World Events — January 1951
Time Person of the Year — 1951
On the radio
Billboard Charts — January 5, 1951
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1950–51 Season
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — January 5, 1951
On the field
Sports Champions — January 5, 1951
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