May 23, 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 — May 23, 1951
NY Times Headlines — Week of May 23, 1951
Truman Sets Off Talk Of '52 With 'Keep-Peace' Platform; President Says Policies Are Backed By Public 'Because They Are Right'--Declares Himself Confident But Not 'Cocky' Truman Sets Off '52 Election Talk Says Congress Has Been Busy Puts Up With Him 30 Years
Foreign Aid Plan Asking 8.5 Billions Sent To Congress; Truman Would Combat Kremlin Aggression--Billion Sought For Export-Import Bank Prayers For Peace Asked President Warns That Country Would Be Battlefront In Third World War Asks Prayers For Peace Truman Request For 8.5 Billions To Aid Allies Goes To Congress
World Events — May 1951
Time Person of the Year — 1951
On the radio
Billboard Charts — May 23, 1951
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1950–51 Season
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — May 23, 1951
On the field
Sports Champions — May 23, 1951
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