Historical Events
- 1st jet passenger trip made
Richards #2 Goal Scorer
Maurice Richard scores his 16th career hat trick in the Montreal Canadiens' 3-0 win over NY Rangers to bring his career total to 274 goals; passes Howie Morenz as NHL's #2 all-time leading goal scorer
- UN headquarters opens in Manhattan NY
Famous Birthdays
- Kathleen Bradley, American model (Price is Right), born in Girard, Ohio
Famous Deaths
- Athos Palma, Argentine composer, dies at 59
- Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist (known as the founding father of modern physics research in Japan), dies at 60
- [Harry] Sinclair Lewis, American writer (Nobel Prize in Literature 1930), dies from advanced alcoholism at 65
Died in 1951 1951 Highlights
About January 10, 1951
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 73 years, 3 months and 17 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Capricorn