1951
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1951 was the 951st year of the 2nd millennium, the 51st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1950s decade.
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Events
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Art and culture
- Grove Press launched
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Literature
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Fiction
- The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
- Bestiario by Julio Cortázar
- The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis
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Non-fiction
- The Mechanical Bride by Marshall McLuhan
- Patterns of Sexual Behavior by Clellan S. Ford and Frank A. Beach
- Man Into Wolf by Robert Eisler
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Music
- Studio für elektronische Musik founded
- Groupe de Recherche de Musique Concrète launched
- The term rock and roll was popularized by Alan Freed
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Singles
- "Jezebel" by Frankie Laine
- "Quiet Village" by Les Baxter
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Albums
- Ritual of the Savage by Les Baxter
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Cinema
- Cahiers du cinéma, French film magazine, founded
- Under the Sky of Paris by Julien Duvivier
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Design
- General Motors Le Sabre by Harley Earl
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Art
- Black Eyes and Lemonade was an exhibition curated by Barbara Jones held at the Whitechapel Gallery
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Births
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Deaths
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