November 11, 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 — November 11, 1951
NY Times Headlines — Week of November 11, 1951
The News Of The Week In Review; 'Peace War' The New Battle Opens The Background The Debate Ridicule By Vishinsky Poles Apart The Economic Crisis Britain And France Imports Cut N.A.T.O. Problems The Hot War New Snarl Why Kaesong?
Peace Prayers Set Armistice Day Key In Troubled World; 5,000 March To Eternal Light For Ceremony In Honor Of The City'S Fallen Heroes Europe Joins Observance Truman Pledges U.S. To 'Work' For Peace--Troops Warned Of Threat To Freedom
Eden Asks Soviet For A 'Cease-Fire' In War Of Words; Urges End Of Name-Calling And A Fresh Start On The 'Real Road To Peace' He Stresses Conciliation Tells U.N. Britain Is Rearming Not For War, But To Achieve Security From Strength
President Leaves Door Open For Support Of Eisenhower; President Parries Eisenhower Talk Second Taft Defection Republican Congress Feared Warren To Go To Hospital Move Against Warren
World Events — November 1951
Time Person of the Year — 1951
On the radio
Billboard Charts — November 11, 1951
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1951–52 Season
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — November 11, 1951
On the field
Sports Champions — November 11, 1951
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