What Happened on March 9, 1951

Historical Events

Event of Interest

Edward Teller and Stanislaw Ulam submit a classified paper at the Los Alamos lab, in which they proposed their revolutionary new design, staged implosion, for a practical megaton-range hydrogen bomb

Famous Birthdays

Helen Zille, South African politician, born in Johannesburg
Michael Kinsley, American journalist and editor, born in Detroit, Michigan
Zakir Hussain, Punjabi tabla virtuoso, composer, producer (Global Drum Project), and film actor, born in Mahim, India

Born in 1951

1951 Highlights