Walt Disney's 'Alice in Wonderland' was released in New York City, US.
Alice in Wonderland premiered in London.
American boxer Jersey Joe Walcott became the oldest heavyweight champion aged 37.
The Catcher in the Rye is published.
Ferrari secured its first Grand Prix victory at the 1951 British Grand Prix.
The Talyllyn Railway in Wales became the first railway line in the world to be run solely by volunteers.
Frank Sinatra recorded his hit 'I'm a Fool to Want You.'
An atomic bomb explosion was aired on TV for the first time.
The 'I Robot' collection of sci-fi short stories by Isaac Asimov was published by Genome Press in the US.
The Big Cat, aka Earl Lloyd, became the first African-American to play in the NBA.
The American drama film 'All About Eve,' by Joseph L. Mankiewicz starring Bette Davis, premiered in the US.
Peanuts published for the first time.
The first Formula One World Championship season kicks off.
The US celebrated its very first National Book Awards.
Volkswagen's iconic Type 2 Kombi first began production.
Albert Einstein warned against hydrogen bombs on the ''Today with Mrs. Roosevelt" weekly TV show.
WERD, the first African-American-owned radio station in the US, made its first broadcast.
The iconic Hollywoodland sign was changed to just Hollywood as we know it today.
Adi Dassler founded Adidas with a vision to improve athletic performance.
George Orwell publishes Nineteen Eighty-Four.
The first British-made jet bomber, the English Electric Canberra, made its first test flight.
The term 'Big Bang' was coined by Fred Hoyle in a radio interview.
American poet Ezra Pound won the first annual Bollingen Prize for his poetry.
The first-ever daytime soap opera, These Are My Children, aired on NBC.
The first-ever Emmy Awards were presented at the Hollywood Athletic Club in Los Angeles.
The first-ever photograph of genes was taken.
Honda Motor Company is founded by Soichiro Honda.
King George VI officially opened the 11th modern-day Olympic Games at the Wembley Arena in London, UK.
The LP record is introduced.
Manchester Mark I computer became the first stored computer to run a program at a lab at Manchester University, UK.
NBC started ''Toast Of The Town" on the Ed Sullivan Show.
The Boeing B-47 Stratojet Strategic bomber plane made its first flight.
The first episode of Meet The Press, the longest-running American TV program, aired.
US Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager became the first-ever person to break the speed of sound, flying the Bell X-1 at 662 miles per hour.
Harry Truman delivers first‑ever presidential speech on TV.
Grace Hopper fell victim to the first-ever computer bug after removing a moth from her Harvard Mark II computer.
Rosewell UFO sighting.
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank was published.
Swedish company Saab, previously known for making aircraft, produced their first automobile.
Billie Holiday was arrested.
Babe Ruth Day was commemorated for the first time to celebrate one of baseball's greatest players of all time.
Jackie Robinson signed the first Major League Baseball contract for a Black ballplayer.
Car engineer Henry Ford died at the age of 83.
The first Tony Awards were handed out at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
Christian Dior presented 'The New Look Fashion Show.'
The first arcade game is patented.
The Christmas classic directed by Frank Capra, 'It's a Wonderful Life,' premiered in New York.
Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong's flagship airline, was founded.
Dr. Benjamin Spock's book 'Common Sense Book of Baby & Child Care' was published.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) resumed TV broadcasting for the first time since the end of WWII.
