The 1950s

Explore 1065 historical events from 1950–1959.

1951 75 years ago

Charles G

Charles Gates Dawes was the 30th vice president of the United States from 1925 to 1929 under President Calvin Coolidge. He was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1925 for h…

Charles G

1951 75 years ago

Warner Baxter, American actor (born 1889)

Warner Leroy Baxter was an American film actor from the 1910s to the 1940s. Baxter is known for his role as the Cisco Kid in the 1928 film In Old Arizona, for which he won the Acad…

Warner Baxter, American actor (born 1889)

1951 75 years ago

Thomas N

Thomas N. Heffron was a screenwriter, actor, and a director. He was born in Nevada, He worked as an attorney and danced in vaudeville before he began his career in film with Thanho…

Thomas N

1951 american journalist william n
1951 75 years ago

American journalist William N

William Nathan Oatis was an American journalist who gained international attention when he was charged with espionage by the communist Czechoslovakia in 1951. He was subsequently j…

American journalist William N