April 29, 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.
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Magazine Covers — April 29, 1951
NY Times Headlines — Week of April 29, 1951
Taft Asks Cutback In Armament Goal; But, In 'Debate' With Acheson Before U.S. Chamber, He Urges Bombing, Blockading China Taft Asks Cutback In Armament Goal Giving Their Views On The Government'S Foreign Policy
60 Billions Asked In Defense Budget To Bar World War; Truman Tells Congress Free Nations Must Be Ready To 'Strike Back' At Soviet 95 Air Wings Made Goal Plan Calls For Armed Force Averaging 3,472,000--Atom Submarine Fund Included
Israel Reports An Invasion; Says Syrians Are Repelled; Tel Aviv Declares Force Briefly Occupied Two Of Its Villages Israelis Report Syrian Invasion Repelled After All-Day Fighting
M'Arthur Testifies Marshall Overruled Joint Chiefs On Limiting China Peace Talks; Says 'Main Enemy' Is Communism, Not Russia; 2 Points At Issue Chiefs Opposed Talk Of U.N. Seat, Formosa, General Says Truman Is Attacked Macarthur Denies Ban On Intelligence Aid, Calls Charge 'Tommyrot' The General Faces The Flash-Bulb Brigade Marshall'S Veto Told By M'Arthur Refuses To Accept 'Gag' Communism Held Main Foe General Defends Giving Views Would Give Public The Facts Bombing Russians Opposed "Amazed How Wise I Was"
World Events — April 1951
Time Person of the Year — 1951
On the radio
Billboard Charts — April 29, 1951
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1950–51 Season
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — April 29, 1951
On the field
Sports Champions — April 29, 1951
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