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March 25, 1951

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Headlines from March 25, 1951

PERON ANNOUNCES NEW WAY TO MAKE ATOM YIELD POWER; SITE OF EXPERIMENT

By Virginia Lee Warren Special To the New York Times

Pres Peron repts discovery of simple, cheap method to produce energy without uranium by controlled release of 'thermonuclear reactions' identical to sun's processes; repts pilot plant built near San Carlos de Bariloche; map; project dir Dr R Richter repts H-bomb secret discovered

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Notable Births

Jumbo Tsuruta

1951Jumbo Tsuruta, Japanese wrestler (died 2000)[โ€ ]

Tomomi "Tommy" Tsuruta , better known by his ring name Jumbo Tsuruta , was a Japanese professional wrestler who wrestled for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) for most of his career, and is well known for being the first ever Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion, having won the PWF Heavyweight Championship, the NWA United National Championship, and the NWA International Heavyweight Championship, and unifying the three titles. He is also known for being one-half of the first World Tag Team Champions with Yoshiaki Yatsu, having won the NWA International Tag Team Championship and the PWF Tag Team Championship, and unifying the two titles.

Notable Deaths

Eddie Collins

1951Eddie Collins, American baseball player and manager (born 1887)[โ€ ]

Edward Trowbridge Collins Sr., nicknamed "Cocky", was an American professional baseball player, manager and executive. He played as a second baseman in Major League Baseball from 1906 to 1930 for the Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago White Sox. A graduate of Columbia University, Collins holds major league career records in several categories and is among the top few players in several other categories. In 1925, Collins became just the sixth person to join the 3,000 hit club โ€“ and the last for the next 17 seasons. His 47 career home runs are the fewest of any player with 3,000 hits. Collins is the only non-Yankee to win five or more World Series titles with the same club as a player. He is also the only player to have been a member of all five World Series championships won by the Athletics during the franchise's time in Philadelphia.

Historical Context for March 25, 1951

In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[โ€ ]