1951

February	Australian Science Fiction Society announced in first issue of Woomera
March 25	First International Fantasy Award given out
April	Mari Wolf began her “Fandora's Box” column
May 10–14	Festivention
July	ASFO started
Mid	Little Monsters of America formed
September 1–3	Nolacon (Worldcon)
	Room 770 party held
	Lee Hoffman unmasked as a girl!
	“Klaatu borada nikto” and “Keep watching the skies!” become catchphrases.

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Births and Deaths:

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Convention series started or ended:

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Onetime conventions:

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Bids:

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Publications started or ended:

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Publishers founded or closed:

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Awards made, started or ended:

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Stores opened or closed:

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Clubs founded or disbanded:

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Fanhistory:

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New fanspeak coined:

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Miscellaneous:

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Asia:

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Australia:

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Britain:

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Canada:

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Europe:

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Ireland:

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New Zealand:

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US:

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Rest of the World:

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