1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1951st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 951st year of the 2nd …

Historical events from year 1951. Learn about 357 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1951 or search by date or keyword.

July 11–12 – Cicero race riot of 1951: A mob of 4,000 whites attack an apartment building housing a single black family in a neighborhood in Cicero, Illinois. The Great Flood of 1951 reaches its …

What happened and who was famous in 1951? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 1951.

In 1951 the Festival of Britain was held in the United Kingdom, and a general election returned Winston Churchill to power.