Historical Events In 1954

Apr 05   Elvis Presley records his debut single, "That's All Right" in the year 1954.  

Apr 06   Mont Canadiens score 3 goals in 56 sec in playoff game against Det in the year 1954.  

Apr 07   In the year 1954 german govt refuses to recognize DDR  

Apr 08   In the year 1954 "By the Beautiful Sea" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 270 perfs  

Apr 08   Army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC in the year 1954.  

Apr 08   In the year 1954 uS Air Force Academy established  

Apr 09   On this day in history "By the Beautiful Sea" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway  

Apr 09   In the year 1954 philip Greeley Clapp, composer, dies at 65  

Apr 09   WECT TV channel 6 in Wilmington, NC (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting in the year 1954.  

Apr 10   On this day in history auguste Lumière, French photograph/movie pioneer, dies at 81  

Apr 10   KRGV TV channel 5 in Weslaco, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting in the year 1954.  

Apr 11   Marlene Bauer wins LPGA New Orleans Golf Open on this day in history.  

Apr 12   On this day in history 18th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 289  

Apr 12   On this day in history billy Haley records "Rock Around the Clock"  

Apr 12   Joe Turner releases "Shake, Rattle and Roll" on this day in history.  

Apr 12   Pim [Willem JH] Mulier, Dutch journalist/sports-organizer, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

Apr 13   On this day in history balt Orioles 1st game, loses to Tigers in Detroit 3-0  

Apr 15   Juan Vicente Lecuna, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Apr 15   KARK TV channel 4 in Little Rock, AR (NBC) begins broadcasting in the year 1954.  

Apr 15   In the year 1954 yankees dedicate a plaque to Edward Barrow  

Apr 16   Detroit Red Wings beat Mont Canadiens 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup on this day in history.  

Apr 16   On this day in history kVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting  

Apr 18   Colonel Nasser seizes power & becomes PM of Egypt on this day in history.  

Apr 18   Colonel Nasser seizes power in Egypt in the year 1954.  

Apr 19   On this day in history 7-time winner of the Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th  

Apr 20   "Golden Apple" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 125 performances in the year 1954.  

Apr 21   Gregori Malenkov becomes premier of USSR on this day in history.  

Apr 21   In the year 1954 uSAF flies French battalion to Vietnam  

Apr 22   On this day in history achiel van Acker forms Belgian govt  

Apr 22   On this day in history senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began  

Apr 22   In the year 1954 senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began Red scare starts  

Apr 23   On this day in history hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 1st of his 755 homers  

Apr 23   Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits first of his 755 homers in the year 1954.  

Apr 24   " Billboard" magazine, the music industry trade publication, headlined a change to come about in the music biz. The headline read, "Teenagers Demand Music with a Beat -- Spur Rhythm and Blues" . Within a year, R&B music by both black and white artists caught the public’ s fancy on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972)  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of henry Bonilla, American politician  

Jan 02   Dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk) was born in the year 1954.  

Jan 03   In the year 1954 birth of ross The Boss, rocker  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990)  

Jan 03   In the year 1954 birth of ned Lamont, American businessman  

Jan 04   Eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You)  

Jan 01   On this day in history death of duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890)  

Jan 05   Rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891) died in the year 1954.  

Jan 10   Fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   In the year 1954 edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77  

Jan 13   On this day in history roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69  

Jan 16   Michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies in the year 1954.  

Jan 18   On this day in history sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74  

Jan 19   On this day in history death of theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885)