Jan 03 Australia beat W Indies by one wicket at the MCG, last stand 38

Jan 14 The Today show on NBC-TV makes its debut.

Jan 03 "Dragnet" with Jack Webb premieres on NBC TV

Jan 06 Charles Schulz' comic strip Peanuts first appeared in Sunday newspapers.

Jan 09 Karel Sys wins European heavyweight boxing title

Jan 24 Vincent Massey 1887-1967 sworn in as Governor General; first Canadian-born; serves from February 28, 1952 to September 15, 1959.

Jan 07 French Plevin government falls

Jan 16 New Dutch bible translation finished

Jan 07 French Plevin government falls

Feb 29 Dick Button wins his 5th consecutive world figure skating title

Feb 06 Britain's King George VI dies and is succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth II.

Feb 21 Bangladesh Martyrs Day (martyrs of Bengali Language Movement)

Feb 20 "African Queen" opens at Capitol Theater in New York NY

Feb 08 "RCA Victor Show Starring Dennis Day," debuts on NBC TV

Feb 16 Ian Craig makes New South Wales cricket debut aged 16 years 249 days (New South Wales record)

Feb 29 Ice Dance Championship at Paris France won by Westwood & Demmy Great Britain

Feb 21 Dick Button performs first figure skating triple jump in competition

Feb 29 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Jacqueline du Bief of France

Feb 21 Liz Taylor's 2nd marriage (Michael Wilding)

Feb 01 General strike against French colonial management in Tunisia

Feb 29 The birth of Tim Powers, American writer

Feb 29 Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Ria Falk & Paul Falk of Germany

Feb 14 6th Winter Olympics games opens in Oslo, Norway

Feb 25 6th Winter Olympics games close at Oslo, Norway

Feb 06 England replaces King George VI stamp series with Queen Elizabeth II

Feb 26 Britain announces that it has its own atomic bomb.

Feb 13 Rocky Marciano defeated Lee Savold for his 39th straight win

Feb 18 4th Emmy Awards Red Skelton, Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca win

Feb 29 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Richard Button USA

Feb 01 The United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria) is formed.

Feb 26 Netherlands-Indonesian Unity conference

Feb 19 French offensive at Hanoi

Apr 03 Dutch Queen Juliana speaks to US Congress

Apr 06 Sam Snead wins his 2nd Masters golf tournament

Apr 24 First shipment of oil from Alberta arrives in Ontario by pipeline and lake freighter, and they still do not like the price

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