September 26, 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 26, 1951
NY Times Headlines — Week of September 26, 1951
Truman Favors Giving Italy Full Rights As Free Nation; President Gives De Gasperi His Views Western Big 3 Today Will Call For End Of Restrictions In Treaty Of Peace Truman For Giving Italy Full Rights The Italian Premier At The White House De Gasperi Discusses Trieste Population Question Raised
U.S. China Policy Lattimore'S Work, Stassen Testifies; Republican Leader Describes This Pre-Korean Line As Pro-Red, Anti-Chiang Hits Sharply At Jessup Quotes Senator Vandenberg On 'Dramatic' Scheme For Ending Nationalist Aid Informal Talk At Flushing Meadow U.S. China Policy Held Lattimore'S Mccarthy Continues Attack Stassen Opposed Lattimore Tragic Implications" Seen Summary Of 10 Points
World Events — September 1951
Time Person of the Year — 1951
On the radio
Billboard Charts — September 26, 1951
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1951–52 Season
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — September 26, 1951
On the field
Sports Champions — September 26, 1951
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