Events Date 1951 November | History by KabAstro

Nov 1 1st H Bomb test, code named "Ivy Mike", detonates on Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands, the north Pacific Ocean

Sports History

Nov 1 Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella wins first of his 3 National League MVP awards

Nov 1 Jet magazine founded by John H. Johnson

Music History

Nov 1 Johnny Mercer's musical "Top Banana", starring Phil Silvers, opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 356 performances, winning a Tony Award

Nov 1 US performs 1st atomic explosion witnessed by troops, Nevada Test Site, New Mexico
Nov 4 NY Giants & NY Yanks score back-to-back TDs on kickoff returns

Ryder Cup

Nov 4 Ryder Cup Golf, Pinehurst Resort: US wins 9½-2½; Sam Snead playing captain for US; Arthur Lacey non-playing GB skipper

Nov 4 Vijay Merchant scores 154 v England in his last Test Cricket innings
Nov 5 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Nov 7 Constitution of Jordan passes

MVP Yogi Berra

Nov 8 New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra wins 1st of his 3 MVP awards

Nov 10 1st long distance telephone call without operator assistance
Nov 12 "Paint Your Wagon" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 289 performances
Nov 13 Janet Collins is the first 1st African-American dancer to appear at the Metropolitan Opera, in a production of Aida

Lefty O'Doul's All-Stars

Nov 13 Lefty O'Doul's all-stars, including Joe DiMaggio and Billy Martin, lose 3-1 to Pacific League all-star team (Japan)

Baseball Player and Manager Billy Martin

Hanif Mohammad

Nov 15 1st-class cricket debut of future great Pakistani batsman Hanif Mohammad; scores 26 in drawn tour match, Pakistan XI v MCC, Lahore

Nov 15 NY Yankee Gil McDougald wins AL Rookie of Year
Nov 17 Britain reports development of the world's first nuclear-powered heating system
Nov 18 "See it Now" premieres on TV
Nov 18 British troops occupy Ismailiya, Egypt
Nov 18 Former Cubs 1st baseman & future TV star of Rifleman Chuck Connors is 1st player to oppose the major league draft
Nov 19 Roy Campanella named NL MVP on his 30th birthday
Nov 19 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Nov 20 Snowdonia becomes a British National Park
Nov 24 "17" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 180 performances
Nov 24 "Music in the Air" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 56 performances
Nov 24 British auto manufacturers Austin and Morris Motors merge
Nov 24 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Ottawa Rough Riders claim their 4th Championship with 21-14 win over Saskatchewan Roughriders
Nov 25 17 die in a train crash in Woodstock, Alabama
Nov 25 3rd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Herb Thomas wins
Nov 25 Cleveland Browns penalized a record 209 yards against Chicago Bears
Nov 25 Cleveland halfback Dub Jones ties the NFL record for most touchdowns in a game crossing for 6 in Browns 42-21 win v Chicago Bears at Cleveland Stadium
Nov 25 Commemoration of Dutch resistance fighter Hannie Schaft forbidden
Nov 27 1st rocket to intercept an airplane at White Sands, New Mexico
Nov 27 Cease-fire & demarcation zone accord signed in Panmunjon, Korea