Sep 21 "Texaco Star Theater" with Milton Berle premieres on NBC-TV

Sep 15 F-86 Sabre sets world aircraft speed record of 1080 kph

Sep 13 Margaret Chase Smith (R-Me) elected senator, first woman to serve in both houses of Congress

Sep 09 North Korea (The People's Democratic Republic of Korea) is created.

Sep 07 The first use of synthetic rubber in asphaltic concrete, Akron Oh

Sep 24 Mildred Gillars, charged with treason as Nazi radio propagandist Axis Sally, pleads innocent in Washington, DC.

Sep 17 The birth of John Ritter, American comedy film actor

Sep 19 The birth of Jeremy Irons, English born film actor

Sep 14 Groundbreaking ceremony for the UN world headquarters

Sep 04 Queen Wilhelmina of the Holland abdicates the throne, citing health reasons.

Sep 28 WBAP-TV, (NBC affiliate) Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting

Sep 06 Juliana of the Netherlands is crowned as Queen.

Sep 01 UN's World Health Organization forms

Sep 18 Ralph J Bunche confirmed as acting UN mediator in Palestine

Sep 21 The birth of Stephen King, US novelist

Sep 21 Comedian Milton Berle is named as permanent host of The Texaco Star Theater on NBC-TV.

Sep 09 People's Democratic Republic of Korea proclaimed

Sep 06 Juliana becomes queen of the Netherlands

Sep 01 Communist's form the North China People's Republic

Feb 04 Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) gains independence from Britain (National Day)

Feb 05 Dick Button becomes first US figure skating Olympics champion

Feb 11 John Costello follows Eamon Da Valera as premier of Ireland

Feb 15 Mao Zedong's army occupies Yenan

Feb 20 Czechoslovakia's non-communist minister resigns

Feb 11 Test Cricket debut of Frank Worrell, vs England Port-of-Spain

Feb 05 Gretchen Fraser becomes first US woman Olympics slalom champion

Feb 13 Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Lannoy &Baugniet of Belgium

Feb 01 Federation Malaysia forms from 9 sultanates

Feb 03 Dick Button becomes first world figure skating champion from US

Feb 10 Greek General Markos' guerrilla army bombs Saloniki

Feb 22 Arabs bomb attack in Jerusalem, 50 die

Feb 13 Wright Flyer, 1st plane to fly, returns to US from England

Feb 28 The last British troops leave India

Feb 07 "Cradle Will Rock" closes at Mansfield Theater NYC after 34 performances

Feb 07 U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Army chief of staff, and is succeeded by General Omar Bradley.

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