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2 November 1951 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 2 November 1951 was a Friday.
- Top Film of 1951
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1951 was Quo Vadis.
- Bestselling Novel of 1951
- “From Here to Eternity” by James Jones was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1951.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1951–52 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 2 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 2 November 1951 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 2 November 1951 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 2 November
- 1947 In California, designer Howard Hughes performs the maiden (and only) flight of the Hughes H-4 Hercules (also known as the "Spruce Goose"), the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built until Scaled Composites rolled out their Stratolaunch in May 2017.
- 1949 The Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference ends with the Netherlands agreeing to transfer sovereignty of the Dutch East Indies to the United States of Indonesia.
- 1951 Canada in the Korean War: A platoon of The Royal Canadian Regiment defends a vital area against a full battalion of Chinese troops in the Battle of the Song-gok Spur. The engagement lasts into the early hours the next day.
- 1956 Hungarian Revolution: Nikita Khrushchev meets with leaders of other Communist countries to seek their advice on the situation in Hungary, selecting János Kádár as the country's next leader on the advice of Josip Broz Tito.
- 1956 Suez Crisis: Israel occupies the Gaza Strip.
Famous people born on November 2
- Marie Antoinette, Austrian-French queen consort of Louis XVI of France (1755–1793)
- Shah Rukh Khan, Indian film actor, producer and television host (born 1965)
- David Schwimmer, American actor (born 1966)
- Warren G. Harding, American journalist and politician, 29th President of the United States (1865–1923)
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Events of 1951 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1951 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- February 21 – The Jack in the Box fast-food restaurant chain is founded by Robert O. Peterson in San Diego, California.
- March 29 – The 23rd Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Fred Astaire, is held at RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Joseph L. Mankiewicz's All About Eve wins six awards, including Best Motion Picture and Mankiewicz's second consecutive Best Director win.
- April 27 – RKO releases the Howard Hawks sci-fi film The Thing from Another World.
Life in the US in 1951
President
Harry S. Truman
Gas (per gallon)
$0.27
Loaf of Bread
$0.16
Average House
$7,800
Weekly Wage
$58
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Famous Faces Born in the 1950s
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