September 12, 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 12, 1951
NY Times Headlines — Week of September 12, 1951
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
Army To Make Test Of Atom Weapons On Combat Troops; 5,000 Men To Join Maneuver In New Series Of Nuclear Explosions In Nevada Truman Asks More Funds President Wants $484,240,000 To Complete Hydrogen Bomb Plant In South Carolina Follow-Up To Be Tested Troops Face Test Of Atom Weapons Statement By Army
World Events — September 1951
Time Person of the Year — 1951
On the radio
Billboard Charts — September 12, 1951
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1951–52 Season
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — September 12, 1951
On the field
Sports Champions — September 12, 1951
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