1951 CE

The Julius and Ethel Rosenberg espionage trial unfolds in the United States; the Treaty of San Francisco ends World War II and restores Japan’s sovereignty; the nationalization of the Iranian oil industry under Mohammad Mosaddegh challenges Western influence; the 1951 New Zealand waterfront dispute becomes a major labor conflict; the 1951 eruption of Mount Lamington kills thousands; The King and I premieres to major acclaim; UNIVAC I becomes the first U.S. commercial computer; the 1951 Nepalese revolution ends Rana rule; and the Sakuragichō train fire kills over 100 passengers in Yokohama.

In the 1950s, the 20th century.