May 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.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — May 29, 1951
NY Times Headlines — Week of May 29, 1951
Draft Compromise Passed By Senate; Four-Year Extension Of Law Is Forwarded To The House Without A Record Vote Draft Compromise Passed By Senate Acheson Is Assailed Provisions Of Bill Cobb To Call Conference
President Assails Curb In Money Bill On Goods For Reds; Notes Defense Peril In 'Rider' Barring Soviet-Bloc Trade But Signs Measure Ban Is Called 'Defective' Truman Warns On Severing Help For A Friendly Nation --Suggests Separate Action Agrees With Aims Fund Bill Signed; Aid Curb Decried Opposes "Blind Cut"
Soviet Revamping Satellite Armies; By The Fall Of 1952 Most Of These Forces Should Be Ready For Offensive Operations Soviet Revamping Satellite Armies Hungarian Army Expanded
World Events — May 1951
Time Person of the Year — 1951
On the radio
Billboard Charts — May 29, 1951
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1950–51 Season
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — May 29, 1951
On the field
Sports Champions — May 29, 1951
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