January 1 Massive Chinese/North Korean assault on UN-lines January 2 Philip Barry's "Second Threshold," premieres in New York City January 3 9 Jewish Kremlin physicians "exposed" as British/U.S. agents January 3 Fred Wilt wins AAU Sullivan Memorial Trophy (U.S. athlete of 1950) January 4 During Korean conflict, Chinese forces capture Seoul January 5 Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Ponte Vedra Beach Women's Golf Open January 6 Indianapolis beats Rochester 75-73 in NBA-record 6 overtimes January 6 "Pardon Our French" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 100 performances January 8 Thought extinct since 1615, a Cahow is rediscovered in Bermuda January 9 Life After Tomorrow, 1st film to receive an "X" rating, premieres January 9 Washington Capitals NBA club folds January 10 1st jet passenger trip made January 10 U.N. headquarters opens in Manhattan NY January 12 Ezzard Charles TKOs Lee Oma in 10 for heavyweight boxing title January 13 German general F Christian freed early from Dutch prison January 14 NFL Pro Bowl: 1st since 1942, Americans beat Nationals 28-27 January 15 "Cloud of Death" rolls down Mount Lamington, New Guinea kills 3-5,000 January 15 Supreme Court rule "clear and present danger" of incitement to riot is not protected speech and can be a cause for arrest January 16 Viet Minh offensive against Hanoi January 16 World's largest gas pipeline opens (Brownsville Tx, to 134th St, New York City) January 17 China refuses cease-fire in Korea January 18 1st use of lie detector in Netherlands January 18 Hermann Flake sentenced to death due to "hate campaign against GDR" January 18 NFL rules tackles, guards and centers ineligible for forward pass January 18 NFL takes control of failing Baltimore Colts January 21 Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Tampa Women's Golf Open January 22 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Johncrowe Ransom January 22 Fidel Castro ejected from a Winter League game after beaning batter January 23 3rd Emmy Awards: Alan Young Show, Alan Young and Gertrude Berg January 24 Dutch government Drees-van Schaik resigns January 25 U.N. begins counter offensive in Korea January 26 Mel Ott and Jimmie Foxx elected to Baseball Hall of Fame January 27 "Peter Pan" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 320 performances January 27 U.S. begins 126 nuclear tests at Nevada Test Site January 28 "La Vie Commence Demain," which depicted artificial insemination and is the 1st X-rated movie, opened in London January 28 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site January 29 Baseball signs 6 year All-Star pact for TV-radio rights for $6 million January 29 Liz Taylor's 1st divorce, Conrad Hilton, Jr. January 29 "Where's Charley?" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 56 performances January 30 Belgium refuses to allow communists to make speeches on radio February 1 1st telecast of atomic explosion February 1 1st X-ray moving picture process demonstrated February 1 -50 degrees F (-46 degrees C), Gavilan, New Mexico (state record) February 1 Alfred Krupp and 28 other German war criminals freed February 1 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 1 United Nations condemns People's Republic of China as aggressor in Korea February 2 -35 degrees F (-37 degrees C), Greensburg, Indiana (state record until 1994) February 2 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 3 Dick Button wins U.S. skating title for 6th time February 3 Largest purse to date in horse racing, $144,323, won by Great Circle February 3 Tennessee Williams' "Rose Tattoo," premieres in New York City February 3 "Victor Borge Show," debuts on NBC TV February 4 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Sonya Klopfer February 4 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button February 6 "Broker Special" train crashes in Woodbridge, New Jersey, killing 84 February 6 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site Argonne Atomic Lab (Ill), to demonstrate lax in security February 9 St. Louis Browns sign pitcher Satchel Paige, 45 February 10 "John and Marsha" by Stan Freberg peaks at #21 February 10 Shah of Persia marries 19 year old Soraja Esfandiara Bakhtiari February 11 Kwame Nkrumah wins 1st parliamentary election on Gold coast (Ghana) February 14 Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta and takes middleweight title February 16 New York City passes bill prohibiting racism in city-assisted housing February 16 SF City Hall dome fire February 18 3 City College of New York basketball players admit to accepting bribes February 18 Nep l becomes a constitutional monarchy February 18 Netherlands Radio School forms February 21 South Carolina House urges "Shoeless Joe" Jackson be reinstated February 24 "Bless You All" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 84 performances February 24 Ice Pairs Championship at Milan won by Ria Baran and Paul Falk of GER February 24 Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Milan won by Jeanette Altwegg of GRB February 24 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Milan won by Richard Button USA February 25 1st Pan American Games opens (Buenos Aires Argentina) February 25 Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins Orlando Florida 2 Ball Golf Tournament February 25 "Michael Todd's Peep Show" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 278 perf February 26 22nd amendment to Constitution is ratified February 26 Bread rationing in Czechoslovakia February 27 22nd amendment ratified, limiting president to 2 terms February 28 French government of Pleven dissolves February 28 Senate committee reports of at least 2 major U.S. crime syndicates March 2 1st NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 111-94 at Boston March 3 Bill Mlkvy (Temple) scores NCAA basketball record 73 pts March 6 Belgium extends conscription to 24 months March 7 Ezzard Charles beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for hw boxing title March 7 Lillian Hellman's "Autumn Garden," premieres in New York City March 8 International Table Tennis Federation bans Egypt (for refusing to play Israel) March 10 FBI director J. Edgar Hoover declines post of baseball commissioner March 10 "Where's Charley?" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 56 performances March 12 Baseball Commish Happy Chandler loses fight (9-7) to stay in office March 12 Communist troops driven out of Seoul March 13 2nd Dutch government of Drees forms March 13 Israel demands DM 6.2 billion compensation from Germany March 14 During Korean War, U.S. / U.N. forces recapture Seoul March 14 Earthquake at Euskirchen, Germany March 15 Persia nationalizes Anglo-Iranian Oil Company March 17 Government of Drees takes power March 17 Test Cricket debut of Brian Statham, England vs. New Zealand Christchurch March 18 Pat O'Sullivan wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship March 19 Herman Wouk's "Caine Mutiny," published March 20 Indonesian army offensive against Darul Islam on Java March 21 2,900,000 U.S. soldiers in Korea March 21 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg convicted of espionage March 23 Wages in France increase 11% March 25 5th Tony Awards: Guys and Dolls and Rose Tattoo win March 25 E Purcell and EM Ewen detect 21-cm radiation at Harvard physics lab March 26 Patty Berg wins LPGA Sandhills Women's Golf Open March 26 USAF flag approved March 27 13th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Kansas 68-58 March 27 Frank Sinatra recorded "I'm a Fool to Want You" March 29 23rd Academy Awards - "All About Eve," Judy Holliday and J Ferrer win March 29 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are convicted of spying March 29 "King and I" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 1246 performances March 31 U.S. tanks exceed 38 degrees of latitude in Korea April 3 Christopher Fry's "Sleep of Prisoners," premieres in Oxford April 4 Dutch Prince Bernhard visits Juan and Eva Peron in Buenos Aires April 5 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, atomic spies, sentenced to death April 7 15th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Hogan wins, shooting a 280 April 7 American Bowling Congress begins 1st masters tournament April 7 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak April 11 President Truman fires General Douglas McArthur April 12 Israeli Knesset officially designated April 13 as Holocaust Day April 15 Michael Gorsira is 1st person in charge of Curacao April 16 British submarine Affray sank in English Channel, killing 75 April 17 New York Yankee Mickey Mantle's 1st game, he goes 1 for 4 April 18 Dutch Antilles government of Da Costa Gomez forms April 18 France, West Germany and Benelux form European Steel and Coal Community April 18 "Make a Wish" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 102 performances April 18 New York Yankee Mickey Mantle goes 1-for-4 in his 1st game April 19 55th Boston Marathon won by Shigeki Tanaka of Japan in 2:27:45 April 19 General Douglas MacArthur ends his military career April 19 "Tree Grows in Brooklyn" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 267 performances April 20 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak April 20 Velsen city council demands investigation of police collaborators April 21 5th NBA Championship: Rochester Royals beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 3 April 21 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 1 April 22 Ticker-tape parade for General MacArthur in New York City April 23 Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Richmond Women's Golf Open April 24 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Sacramento Women's Golf Invitational Open April 26 Queen Juliana opens Brielsche Mausoleum April 27 Mohammed Mossadeq chosen premier of Persia May 1 600,000 march for peace and freedom in Germany May 1 Dutch Reformed Church introduces new church choir May 1 Mickey Mantle's 1st home run May 1 Minnie Minoso becomes the 1st black to play for the White Sox May 3 Gil McDougald ties major league record with 6 RBIs in 1 inning May 3 New York Yankee Gil McDougald is 5th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (9th) May 5 77th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Count Turf wins in 2:02.6 May 5 "Out of This World" closes at New Century Theater New York City after 157 performances May 6 Pittsburgh Pirate Cliff Chambers no-hits Boston Brave, 3-0 May 7 International Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics May 7 Pulitzer prize awarded to Conrad Richter (The Town) May 8 Dacron men's suits introduced May 8 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak May 9 Air raid on Chinese positions at Yalu River May 10 Z Alexander Looby elected to Nashville City Council May 11 Jay Forrester patents computer core memory May 12 1st H Bomb test, on Enewetak Atoll May 14 Ernie Kovacs Show, TV Variety debut on NBC May 14 "Flahooley" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 40 performances May 14 Sammy Fain/EY Harburg's musical "Flahooley," premieres in New York City May 18 U.N. moves headquarters to New York City May 18 U.S. General Collins predicts use of atom bomb in Korea May 19 77th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Bold wins in 1:56.4 May 19 U.N. begins counter offensive in Korea May 23 Peter Ustinov's "Love of Four Colonels," premieres in London May 24 Racial segregation in Washington D.C. restaurants ruled illegal May 24 U.S. performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests) May 24 Willie Mays begins playing for New York Giants May 25 New York Giant Willie Mays 1st major league game (goes 0 for 5) May 26 Vaughan Williams "Pilgrim's Progress," premieres in London May 27 Chinese Communists force Dalai Lama to surrender his army to Beijing May 27 Maritime Museum at Aquatic Park, San Francisco opens May 28 After going 0-for-12, Willie Mays connects for his 1st home run May 28 Bernardus J Alfrink appointed bishop's asst of Utrecht May 28 Jerry Colonna Show, debuts on ABC-TV May 28 Willie Mays gets his 1st major league hit, a home run May 29 1st North Pole flight in single engine plane-CF Blair May 30 Ezzard Charles beats Joey Maxim in 15 for heavyweight boxing title May 31 Netherlands and South Africa sign cultural accord June 1 1st self-contained titanium plant opens (Henderson Nevada) June 1 International Cheese treaty signed June 2 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Evangelii praecones June 4 Mississippi Valley State University founded June 4 Pirate's Gus Bell hits for cycle helps beat Phillies 12-4 June 9 "Doodles Weaver Show," debuts on NBC-TV June 11 Mozambique becomes an oversea province of Portugal June 11 New York Times reports the New York City subway will auction off things found June 13 U.N. arm forces reach Pyongyang Korea June 14 1st commercial computer, UNIVAC 1, enters service at Census Bureau June 14 "Courtin' Time" opens at National Theater New York City for 37 performances June 15 Joe Louis scored his last knock out victory June 16 51st U.S. Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 287 at Oakland Hills CC Michigan June 16 83rd Belmont: David Gorman aboard Counterpoint wins in 2:29 June 17 "Flahooley" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 40 performances June 18 De Gaulle wins French parliamentary election June 20 Cleveland Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 home runs, double and single vs Red Sox June 21 "17" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 180 performances June 21 Patty Berg wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open June 21 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Evangelii praecones June 22 Gene Rayburn and Dee Finch show premieres on NBC radio June 23 British diplomats Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean flee to U.S.S.R. June 23 Most expensive U.S. hailstorm ($1.5M crop damage and $14M property-Kansas) June 24 Persian army takes over nationalized oil installations June 25 1st color TV broadcast-CBS' Arthur Godfrey from New York City to 4 cities June 28 "Amos 'n' Andy" premieres on CBS TV June 30 NAACP begins attack on school segregation and discrimination June 30 "Victor Borge Show," last airs on NBC-TV July 1 Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open July 1 Cleveland Indian Bob Feller, 3rd no-hitter beats Detroit Tigers, 2-1 July 2 Bill Veeck buys St. Louis Browns from Bill and Charlie DeWitt July 2 Bob and Ray show premieres on NBC radio July 2 Hugo Yarnold stumps 6 at Dundee, Worcester vs. Scotland July 2 Leidse astronomers discover radio signal out of Milky Way system July 3 33rd PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Oakmont CC Oakmont Pa July 5 Dodgers sweep the Giants and lead by 7 games (Giants will win pennant) July 5 Dr. William Shockley invents junction transistor at Murray Hill, New Jersey July 6 65th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Dick Savitt beats Ken McGregor (64 64 64) July 7 58th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Doris Hart beats Shirley Fry (61 60) July 8 Yankee Joe DiMaggio and manager Casey Stengel feud July 9 President Truman asked Congress to formally end state of war with Germany July 10 18th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 8-3 at Briggs Stadium, Detroit July 10 Armistice talks to end Korean conflict began at Kaesong July 12 New York Yankees Allie Reynolds no-hits Cleveland Indians, 8-0 July 14 1st color telecast of a sporting event (CBS-horse race) July 14 Citation becomes 1st horse to win $1,000,000 in races July 14 "Courtin' Time" closes at National Theater New York City after 37 performances July 14 George Washington Carver monument unveiled July 14 "Make a Wish" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 102 performances July 16 1st Dutchman to win Tour de France (Wim Van Est) July 16 King Leopold III, of Belgium, abdicates July 16 Len Hutton scores his 100th 100, Yorks vs. Surrey at The Oval July 16 Novel "Catcher in Rye" by J. D. Salinger published July 17 King Leopold II of Belgium gives up throne to son Boudouin I July 18 Jersey Joe Walcott at 37 becomes oldest to win heavyweight champion July 18 Uruguay accepts its constitution July 19 "2 in the Aisle" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 276 performances July 21 Dalai Lama returns to Tibet July 22 General Francisco Craveiro Lopes appointed President of Portugal July 26 Netherlands ends state of war with Germany July 28 "Kiss Me, Kate" closes at New Century Theater New York City after 1077 performances July 28 Walt Disney's "Alice In Wonderland" released July 30 Ty Cobb testifies before the Emanuel Celler committee, denying that the reserve clause makes peons of baseball players August 1 David Ben-Gurion's Mapai-party wins Israeli parliamentary election August 3 William H. Jackson, ends term as deputy director of CIA August 5 Armed uprising in Ambonezen Camp Middelburg August 6 Typhoon floods kill 4,800 in Manchuria August 7 Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket reaches 1,992 kph August 7 U.S. viking rocket reaches 210 km height, record August 9 Dutch Korea volunteers win U.S. Collective Unit Citation August 11 100,000 acres flooded from Mississippi River in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Illinois August 11 1st color baseball game, Braves vs Dodgers, telecast, WCBS-NYC August 11 New York Giants (NFL) beat Ottawa Roughriders (CFL) 38-6 in Ottawa August 11 New York Giants lose to go 13 games behind Brooklyn Dodgers, later win pennant August 12 Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA World Golf Championship August 13 Great Britain and Iraq sign new oil contract August 17 18th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Cleveland 33, All-Stars 0 (92,180) August 17 Hurricane winds drive 6 ships ashore, Kingston, Jamaica August 18 Cricket 1st-class debut of Raymond Illingworth August 19 Bill Veeck (Browns) sends Eddie Gaedel, a 3'7" midget, to pinch-hit August 22 Harlem Globetrotters play in Olympic Stadium, Berlin before 75,052 August 24 Bill Veeck's "Fans Managers' Night," Browns defeat A's 5-3; Browns coaches hold up placards for fans to vote on August 25 Cleveland Indians win 16th straight home game August 26 Jongbloed in Paris demonstrates artificial heart August 28 Braves sell pitcher Johnny Sain to the Yankees for $50,000 August 28 Pirates snap New York Giants 16 game win streak August 30 U.S. and Philippines sign mutual defense pact August 31 1st 33 1/3 album introduced in Dusseldorf September 1 Prime Minister Ben-Gurion orders establishment of Israeli secret service Mossad September 1 U.S., Australia and New Zealand sign ANZUS treaty September 2 Australia, New Zealand and U.S. sign ANZUS-pact September 3 TV soap opera "Search for Tomorrow" debuts on CBS September 4 1st transcontinental TV broadcast, by President Truman September 4 71st U.S. Mens Tennis: F A Sedgman beats Elias V Seixas, Jr. (64 61 61) September 4 NBC extends to become a 61 station coast-to-coast network September 4 President Truman addresses opening of Japanese Peace Treaty Conference September 5 65th U.S. Womens Tennis: Mo Connolly beats Shirley J Fry (63 16 64) September 5 71st U.S. Mens Tennis: Frank A Sedgman beats Elias Seixas, Jr. (64 61 61) September 8 Japan signs peace treaty with 48 countries (SF) September 8 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Sempiternus Rex September 9 1st broadcast of "Love of Life" on CBS-TV September 9 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton Georgia Golf Open September 10 British begins economic boycott of Iran September 11 Florence Chadwick becomes 1st woman to swim English Channel from England to France. It takes 16 hours and 19 minutes September 11 Stravinsky's opera "Rake's Progress," premieres in Venice September 13 St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Giants 6-4 (rescheduled from 9/12) then at night lose to Boston Braves 2-0 September 14 Giant's Bob Niemans homers on his 1st 2 at bats September 15 Emile Zatopek runs world record 20k (1:01:15.8) September 15 "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" closes at Ziegfeld New York City after 740 performances September 15 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Ingruentium Malorum September 16 6th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls September 16 NL ump Frank Dascoli clears the Dogers bench ejecting 15 players September 17 "Borscht Capades" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 90 performances September 17 Romanian bishop A Pacha of Timisoara sentenced to 18 years September 19 1st broadcast of "Search for Tomorrow" on CBS-TV September 19 Italian civil servants strike for pay increase September 20 1st North Pole jet crossing September 20 NL President Ford Frick elected 3rd commissioner of baseball September 20 Swiss males votes against female suffrage September 21 Emil Zatopek runs 15,000m in record 44 min, 54.6 sec September 24 Industrial estate at Harlow New Town U.K. opens September 24 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test September 26 Professor Youngblood demonstrates artificial heart in Paris September 27 Persian troops occupies oil refinery at Abadan September 28 Allie Reynolds' 2nd no-hitter of 1951; Yankees clinch pennant #18 September 28 Franchot Tone wed Barbara Payton September 28 Norm Van Brocklin of Rams passes for NFL-record 554 yards September 29 1st color telecast of football game on network, Philadelphia (CBS) September 29 Emile Zatopek runs world record 20,000 m and 10 mile September 29 S. B. Nicholson discovers 12th satellite of Jupiter October 1 1st Giant-Dodgers playoff game, Giants win 3-1 October 1 1st treaty signed by woman ambassador-Eugenie Anderson October 1 24th Infantry Regiment, last all-black military unit, deactivated October 2 1st Netherland TV broadcast (Toverspiegel) October 2 Dodgers beat Giants 10-0, in 2nd game of play-offs October 3 Bobby Thomson home run - Giants win pennant defeating Dodgers October 4 In opening World Series game, Giant Monte Irvin steals home in 1st inn October 6 Stalin proclaims Russia has atom bomb October 7 David Ben-Gurion forms Israeli government October 8 Ford Frick replaces Happy Chandler as 3rd commissioner of baseball Warren C Giles becomes president of baseball's National League October 8 "Music in the Air" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 56 performances October 9 5th NHL All-Star Game: 1st Team ties 2nd Team 2-2 at Toronto October 9 Gil McDougald's World Series grand slam helps Yankees beat Giants 13-1 October 10 Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 2 in World Series, DiMaggio's final game October 14 Det Lion Jack Christiansen returns 2 punts for touchdowns vs Los Angeles Rams October 14 Organization of Central American States forms October 15 Egyptian parliament accept denounces Suez Canal Treaty October 15 "I Love Lucy" debuts on CBS TV October 17 Egyptian army fires on British troops October 18 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test October 19 Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Texas Women's Golf Open October 19 President Harry S Truman formally ends state of war with Germany October 22 Earthquake hits Formosa, 100 killed October 22 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site October 24 Jan de Hartog's "4 Poster," premieres in New York City October 24 United Nation publishes its 1st postage stamps October 25 Peace talks aimed at ending Korean War resumed in Panmunjom October 26 Emile Zatopek runs world record 30,000m, 25,000m and 15 miles October 26 Rocky Marciano defeats Joe Louis at Madison Square Garden October 26 Winston Churchill re-elected British Prime Minister October 28 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site October 30 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site October 31 Second Chamber accept plan-Schuman November 1 1st atomic explosion witnessed by troops, New Mexico November 1 Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins NL MVP November 1 Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella wins 1st of his 3 NL MVP November 1 Jet magazine founded by John H. Johnson November 1 Johnny Mercers "Top Banana," premieres in New York City November 1 "Top Banana" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 356 performances November 1 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 4 9th Ryder Cup: U.S. wins 9 -2 at Pinehurst CC NC November 4 New York Giants and New York Yankees score back-to-back TDs on kickoff returns November 4 Vijay Merchant scores 154 vs. England in his last Test Cricket innings November 5 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 7 Constitution of Jordan passes November 8 New York Yankee Catcher Yogi Berra wins 1st of his 3 MVP awards November 10 1st long distance telephone call without operator assistance November 12 17 die in a train crash in Woodstock Ala November 12 "Paint Your Wagon" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 289 performances November 13 Lefty O'Doul's all-stars, including Joe DiMaggio and Billy Martin, lose 3-1 to Pacific League all-star team (Japan) November 15 Cricket 1st-class debut of Hanif Mohammad, Pak XI vs. MCC, Lahore November 15 New York Yankee Gil McDougald wins AL Rookie of Year November 18 British troops occupies Ismailiya Egypt November 18 Former Cubs 1st baseman and future TV star of Rifleman Chuck Connors is 1st player to oppose the major league draft November 18 "See it Now" premieres on TV November 19 Roy Campanella named NL MVP on his 30th birthday November 19 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 20 Snowdonia becomes a National Park in Wales November 24 "17" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 180 performances November 24 39th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Saskatchewan, 21-14 November 24 British auto manufacturers Austin/Moris Motors merge November 24 "Music in the Air" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 56 performances November 25 17 die in a train crash in Woodstock Ala November 25 Cleveland Browns penalized a record 209 yards against Chicago Bears November 25 Commemoration of Dutch resistance fighter Hannie Schaft forbidden November 27 1st missle to intercept an airplane, White Sands, New Mexico November 27 Cease-fire and demarcation zone accord signed in Panmunjon Korea November 28 John Van Druten's "I am a Camera," premieres in New York City November 28 Military coup under Col Adib el-Shishakli in Syria November 29 1st underground atomic explosion, Frenchman Flat Nevada November 29 Winston Churchill re-elected British premier December 1 17th Heisman Trophy Award: Dick Kazmaier, Princeton (HB) December 1 Benjamin Britten's opera "Billy Budd," premieres in London December 1 Golden Gate Bridge closes due to high winds December 2 "Borscht Capades" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 90 performances December 2 Philadelphia sets NFL record of 25 1st-downs rushing December 4 Copland/Robbins' "Pied Piper," premieres in New York City December 4 Superheated gases roll down Mount Catarman (Philippines), kills 500 December 5 "Dragnet" premieres December 8 AL alters its restrictions on night games, adopting NL's suspended game rule and lifting its ban on lights for Sunday games December 8 "Tree Grows in Brooklyn" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 267 performances December 9 Voters approve merger of 3 states to form Baden-Wurttemberg, W Germ December 11 Joe DiMaggio announces his baseball retirement December 13 Future British Prime Minister Margaret Roberts Thatcher marries Denis Thatcher December 17 Dutch Communist Party members forbidden to be civil servants December 19 Nazi General Christiansen leaves Netherlands December 22 Australia cricket all out 82 vs. West Indies at Adelaide December 23 1st coast-to-coast televised football game (Dumont paid $75,000) Los Angeles Rams beat Cleveland Browns 24-17 in NFL championship game December 23 Last Belgian communities get electricity December 24 1st televised opera (Amahl and Night Visitor) December 24 United Kingdom of Libya gains independence from Italy via United Nations December 25 1st Christmas Day in Test Crickets, Australia vs. WI at Adelaide December 25 West Indies defeat Australia by 6 wkts on 3rd day of 3rd Test Cricket December 27 40th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Sydney (3-2) December 29 Flying Enterprise in difficulty in Canal December 31 1st battery to convert radioactive energy to electrical announced
