WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO MARCH 1951
Find out what all happened February to March 1951

Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage. (29. March 1951)

Korean War: Operation Ripper – United Nations troops led by General Matthew Ridgeway begin an assault against Chinese forces. (7. March 1951)

The trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg begins. (6. March 1951)

Korean War: Geochang massacre (9. February 1951)

The Broker, a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train derails near Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. The accident kills 85 people and injures over 500 more. The wreck is one of the worst rail disasters in American history. (6. February 1951)

Jackie Brenston, with Ike Turner and his band, records "Rocket 88", often cited as "the first rock and roll record", at Sam Phillips' recording studios in Memphis, Tennessee. (3. March 1951)

Remington Rand delivers the first UNIVAC I computer to the United States Census Bureau. (31. March 1951)

Korean War: 705 suspected communist sympathizers are butchered by South Korean forces. (7. February 1951)

First Indochina War: In the Battle of Mao Khe, French Union forces, led by World War II hero Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, inflict a defeat on Việt Minh forces commanded by General Võ Nguyên Giáp. (28. March 1951)

Fujiyoshida, a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, in the center of the Japanese main island of Honshū is founded. (20. March 1951)

Korean War: For the second time, United Nations troops recapture Seoul. (14. March 1951)

The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified. (27. February 1951)

The first Pan American Games are held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (25. February 1951)

Korean War: Battle of Chipyong-ni, which represented the "high-water mark" of the Chinese incursion into South Korea, commences. (13. February 1951)

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