Apr 05 Henry Wittenberg wins his 8th AAU wrestling title

Apr 01 Big Bang theory proposed in Physical Review by Alpher, Bethe &Gamow

Apr 28 The United States end their occupation of Japan.

Apr 25 American Bowling Congress approves use of an automatic pinsetter

Apr 24 Raymond Burr made his TV acting debut on the " Gruen Guild Playhouse" in an episode titled, " The Tiger"

Apr 21 BOAC begins first passenger service with jets (London-Rome route)

Apr 22 The first atomic explosion on network news, Nob, Nevada

Apr 15 Detroit Red Wings sweeps Montreal Canadiens for the Stanley Cup

Apr 09 In El Reno, Oklahoma a 5.5 earthquake occurred the largest historical earthquake in Oklahoma.

Apr 28 Ratification by Australia of peace treaty with Japan and official end of British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), Japan

Apr 09 Popular uprising in Bolivia

Apr 18 A Schmitt discovers asteroid #1614 Goldschmidt

Apr 09 Pres Truman seizes the steel mills to prevent a strike

Apr 26 USS Hobson sinks after colliding with USS Wasp; 176 lives lost

Apr 28 WW II Pacific peace treaty takes effect

Apr 04 Karen Magnussen figure skater, born at North Vancouver, BC

Apr 02 Bernard Lyot inventor (chronograph), dies

Apr 15 First B-52 prototype test flight

Apr 08 Big Bang theory proposed in Physical Review by Alpher, Bethe &Gamow

Apr 26 US minesweeper "Hobson" rams aircraft carrier "Wasp," kills 176

Nov 21 The first US postage stamp in 2 colors (rotary process) introduced

Nov 04 Eisenhower (R) elected 34th President beating Adlai Stevenson (D)

Nov 21 First US postage stamp in 2 colors (rotary process) introduced

Nov 24 Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap" opens in London

Nov 06 First hydrogen bomb exploded (by US at Eniwetok Atoll)

Nov 18 The feasibility of using a helicopter as an aerial minesweeper was demonstrated in the first of a series of tests conducted by VX-1 pilots flying an HRP-1 helicopter off~ Panama City, Fla.

Nov 01 The first hydrogen device exploded at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific

Nov 03 Clarence Birdseye markets frozen peas

Nov 29 President-elect Eisenhower visits Korea to assess the war

Sep 15 UN turns over Eritrea to Ethiopia

Sep 02 The birth of Jimmy Connors, American tennis player

Sep 23 Richard Nixon makes his "Checker's" speech

Sep 25 The birth of Mark Hammil, 'Luke Skywalker' in the 'Star Wars' films

Sep 24 Underwater volcano explodes under research vessel Kaiyo-maru-5

Sep 23 First closed circuit pay-TV telecast of a sports event

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