1951
Early Cold War
1951 is the year following 1950 and preceding 1952.
Like other four-digit numbers beginning with 19 or 20, it typically refers to a calendar year: My grandfather was born in 1951.
It may also designate a model year, vintage, or other dated item: a 1951 Chevy, the 1951 Bordeaux.
1950s peninsula conflict
- UNIVACEarly electronic mainframe
- TrumanCold War-era president
- color televisionScreen showing hued images
- I Love LucyFifties domestic comedy series
Halfway through a hundred
- retroEvoking recent past
- rockabillyHillbilly-influenced early rock
- sock hopInformal school dance
- drive-inVenue serving seated motorists
poodle skirts · doo-wop · jukebox · vinyl records · classic cars · atomic age · tailfins · diner
Stretched or strained state
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- CIAU.S. foreign intelligence service
- KGBUSSR intelligence service
- communismCollective ownership system
capitalism · iron curtain · nuclear · arms race · ideology · superpowers · containment · Truman Doctrine
Rebuilding after destruction
- economic boomSustained period of growth
- demobilizationEnding wartime military readiness
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- GI BillVeteran education benefit
prosperity · Marshall Plan · Berlin Airlift · decolonization · peacekeeping · stabilization · veterans · housing boom
Postwar population surge cohort
- maternity wardsHospital areas for childbirth
- baby carriageWheeled crib on wheels
- formulaFixed method or notation
- bassinetPortable infant bed
Korean War
1950s peninsula conflict
- UNIVACEarly electronic mainframe
- TrumanCold War-era president
- color televisionScreen showing hued images
mid-century
Halfway through a hundred
- retroEvoking recent past
- rockabillyHillbilly-influenced early rock
- sock hopInformal school dance
drive-in · poodle skirts · doo-wop · jukebox · vinyl records · classic cars · atomic age · tailfins · diner · phonograph
tension
Stretched or strained state
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- CIAU.S. foreign intelligence service
- KGBUSSR intelligence service
communism · capitalism · iron curtain · nuclear · arms race · ideology · superpowers · containment · Truman Doctrine · NATO
reconstruction
Rebuilding after destruction
- economic boomSustained period of growth
- demobilizationEnding wartime military readiness
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
GI Bill · prosperity · Marshall Plan · Berlin Airlift · decolonization · peacekeeping · stabilization · veterans · housing boom · suburbanization
boomer generation
Postwar population surge cohort
- maternity wardsHospital areas for childbirth
- baby carriageWheeled crib on wheels
- formulaFixed method or notation
1951antiquity
Great age, ancient era
ancient times · distant future · prehistoric era · time immemorial