March 1, 1951
Gas cost $0.27 a gallon in the spring of 1951, and the Dow Jones stood at 269 — the Korean War was entering its second year, with ceasefire negotiations stalled and American troops still fighting along the 38th parallel. On the radio, Perry Como's "Mockin' Bird Hill" held the top spot on the charts, while audiences packed theaters to see "Royal Wedding" starring Fred Astaire and Jane Powell. The Rochester Royals claimed the NBA championship that spring by defeating the New York Knicks, and on March 31, Remington Rand delivered the first UNIVAC I computer to the United States Census Bureau, marking the beginning of the commercial computer age in America.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — March 1, 1951
NY Times Headlines — Week of March 1, 1951
Turkey Invites U.S. To Join Treaty Of Mutual Aid With Britain, France; Turks Bid U.S. Join Mutual Aid Treaty Praised Turks Highly
West Speeds Army; Aims For Force By Mid-August To Blunt An Attack By Russians Air Power Figures Highly 13 Divisions And Six Brigades Of Troops Are Slated To Be In Germany This Summer Other Allies To Aid West Set To Blunt A Soviet '51 Attack
U.S. Invites Soviet To Support Census Of Arms In World; Says Such Survey Would End Controversy Over Military Might Of East And West Atomic Bombs Excluded Nash Tells U.N. Disarmament Group Washington Would Approve Investigation
Bush Says A-Bomb Can Wreck Soviet; Scientist Asserts That Means No War Now--Asks Strong Ground Forces In Europe Mentions Nevada Blasts Bush Says A-Bomb Can Wreck Soviet
Quick Troops Vote Urged By Bradley; Europe At A 'Crisis'; General Says Next 30 Days May Bring Vital Decisions On Atlantic Defenses Opposes Voice For House Declares Delay Might Hamper Eisenhower--Training Bill Up In Senate Today Voting Due To Start Today Quick Troops Vote Urged By Bradley Taft For Four-Year Limit Conflict On 18-Year-Olds
World Events — March 1951
Time Person of the Year — 1951
On the radio
Billboard Charts — March 1, 1951
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1950–51 Season
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — March 1, 1951
On the field
Sports Champions — March 1, 1951
Interested in postcards, posters or t-shirts? Leave your email and we’ll let you know.