October 31, 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 — October 31, 1951
NY Times Headlines — Week of October 31, 1951
President Calls Eisenhower To Capital For Pact Parley; Summons Is Put Entirely On Military Basis But The Speculation Is That Truman Might Want Political Picture
Huge Blast Marks First Atom Games Involving Troops; Army Troops See Atomic Blast In Nevada
World Events — October 1951
Time Person of the Year — 1951
On the radio
Billboard Charts — October 31, 1951
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1951–52 Season
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — October 31, 1951
On the field
Sports Champions — October 31, 1951
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