November 27, 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 27, 1951
NY Times Headlines — Week of November 27, 1951
Red Bomber Force Routed In Korea; U.N. Jets Destroy 7; Formation Is First Of Its Kind In War--Four Of Fighter Escort Also Downed Ground Action Is Scant Bombers' Presence Increases Belief That Foe Is Pushing Build-Up Of His Forces
Allies Raise Truce Demands To Assure Forces' Security; Waiting For Truce Talks To Resume
More Arms To Go To Europe If War In Far East Ends; Equipment Earmarked Today For Korea Would Be Diverted To Eisenhower'S Command Capital Divided As In '42 Truman Steps In As Pentagon And State Department Clash Over Supply Allocations
China Builds Vast Rail Link In Northwest To Soviet Asia; Russian-Nationalist Supply Route Red China Building Rail Link To Soviet Developments Are Listed China Adds Links To Turkestan-Siberia Railway
World Events — November 1951
Time Person of the Year — 1951
On the radio
Billboard Charts — November 27, 1951
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1951–52 Season
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — November 27, 1951
On the field
Sports Champions — November 27, 1951
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