September 9, 1951
That fall of 1951, gas ran $0.27 a gallon and Truman was in the White House — the Soviet Union had just detonated its second atomic bomb in two years, a development the White House said directly undercut the peace intentions Stalin had been publicly voicing. On the newsstands, James Jones's novel "From Here to Eternity" was sitting atop the fiction bestsellers, and on television, "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts" was the show American households kept coming back to each week. The New York Yankees took the World Series that October by defeating the New York Giants, the same fall that Chinese Communist forces marched into Lhasa and completed their takeover of Tibet, effectively ending the country's independence.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — September 9, 1951
NY Times Headlines — Week of September 9, 1951
Peace Treaty With Japan Signed; Gromyko Warns Step Risks War; U.S. And Tokyo In Security Pact; A Historic Moment At The Peace Conference A New Soviet Line Gromyko Tells Signers They Invite Explosion In The Far East Says Japan Is To Be Base Insists That Russians Were Not Consulted On The Final Draft Of Settlement His Warning To Signers Gromyko Asserts Treaty Risks War Soviet'S Formula For Peace Says Soviet Wasn'T Consulted
3 Allies Willing To Talk To Soviet On 'Cold War' End; Issue Declaration Of Policy Stressing Peaceful Aims Of All Defense Moves To Push Austrian Treaty Western Big Three Confirm Intention To Give Bonn Role In Balking Red Aggression Say Aim Is A Just Peace Door To Soviet Held Open Allies Willing To Confer With Soviet To Find Means To End 'Cold War' Schuman Plan Solidly Backed Acheson Leaves Today
World Events — September 1951
Time Person of the Year — 1951
On the radio
Billboard Charts — September 9, 1951
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1951–52 Season
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — September 9, 1951
On the field
Sports Champions — September 9, 1951
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