December 7, 1951
By the winter of 1951, Truman was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $0.75/hr — and the United States Senate had just voted to ask the United Nations to bar Communist China from membership, a direct consequence of Chinese forces fighting against American troops in Korea. On the entertainment front, Patti Page's "The Tennessee Waltz" was sitting at the top of the music charts, while moviegoers were lining up to see "Harvey," the box office hit starring Jimmy Stewart. The Los Angeles Rams were the NFL champions that season, and on February 25, athletes from across the Western Hemisphere gathered in Buenos Aires for the opening of the first Pan American Games, a landmark international sporting event that would go on to become a permanent fixture in the Americas.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — December 7, 1951
NY Times Headlines — Week of December 7, 1951
Byelorussia Leads U.S. Choice In Vote For Security Seat; Soviet-Bloc Nation In 8-Ballot Deadlock With Greece--Final Decision Delayed--Pakistan, Chile Elected--Some Latins Decline To Back Athens In Retaliation For Rebuff On Court Post
Deadlock In Truce; No Fresh Compromises On Enforcement Are Offered At Session Reds Scored On Captives U. N. Spokes Says Enemy Holds Prisoners As Hostages To Force Concessions Truce Talks Stall Over Enforcement The United Nations Negotiators At Panmunjom
World Events — December 1951
Time Person of the Year — 1951
On the radio
Billboard Charts — December 7, 1951
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1951–52 Season
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — December 7, 1951
On the field
Sports Champions — December 7, 1951
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