1945 Nazi's begin evacuation of camp Buchenwald

1945 US 1st army conquers Hofgeismar

1946 Netherlands-German postal relations resume

1947 "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" opens at Martin Beck NYC for 108 performances

1948 1st US figure skating championships held

1948 Harry Truman signs Marshall Plan ($5B aid to 16 European countries)

1948 The first US figure skating championships held

1948 US female Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill

1948 US male Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button

1949 KQW-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KCBS

1949 North Atlantic Treaty, pact signed by US, Britain, France & Canada

1949 WLWS (now WCMH) TV channel 4 in Columbus OH (NBC) begins broadcasting

1951 Christopher Fry's "Sleep of Prisoners", premieres in Oxford

1952 Dutch Queen Juliana speaks to US Congress

1954 "Me & Juliet" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 358 performances

1954 Don Perry climbs a 20' rope in under 2.8 seconds (AAU record)

1955 Baltimore Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs Kansas City Athletics)

1955 Fire in cinema to Sclessin Belgium, kills 39

1955 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Oklahoma City Golf Open

1955 Night express train in Guadalajara derails, killing 300

1956 "Silk Stockings" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 461 performances

1956 Bulgarian vice premier Traitsjo Kostov rehabilitated

1956 German war criminals Hinrichsen/R�hl/Siebens/Viebahn are freed

1957 Samuel Beckett's "Endgame", premieres in London

1957 USSR performs atmospheric nuclear test

1958 "Say, Darling" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 332 performances

1958 Fidel Castro's rebels attacked Havana

1960 Earthquake at Havr�, Belgium

1961 "Happiest Girl in the World" opens at Martin Beck NYC for 97 performances

1961 Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia is sold to J Schleifer Properties

1962 Jockey Eddie Arcaro retires after 31 years (24,092 races)

1962 Lieutenant General Marshall S Carter, USA, becomes deputy director of CIA

1964 Beatles hold the top 6 spots on the Sydney Australia record charts

1964 US & Panam agree to resume diplomatic relations

1964 US and Panama agree to resume diplomatic relations

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next Page »