Page 3: Historical Events In 1954

Feb 09   Mario Scelba forms new government in Italy   

Feb 09   Mario Scelba forms new govt in Italy   

Feb 10   Eisenhower warns against US intervention in Vietnam, saying it has potential to turn into a quagmire.   

Feb 10   Eisenhower warns against US intervention in Vietnam   

Feb 10   Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II plants a tree at the Australian War Memorial to mark the beginning of the Remembrance Driveway between Canberra and Sydney   

Feb 10   Ice Dance Championship at Oslo won by Jean Westwood/Lawrence Demmy Great Britain   

Feb 10   Ice Pairs Championship at Oslo won by Frances Dafoe/Norris Bowden CAN   

Feb 10   Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Oslo won by Gundi Busch Germany.   

Feb 10   Men's Figure Skating Championship in Oslo won by Hayes Alan Jenkins US.   

Feb 11   6th Emmy Awards I Love Lucy, Donald O'Connor and Eve Arden win.   

Feb 11   6th Emmy Awards: I Love Lucy, Donald O'Connor and Eve Arden claims.   

Feb 12   Dziga Vertov, [Kaufman], Russian dir (3 Songs of Lenin), dies at 58.   

Feb 13   Frank Selvey scores 100 points for Furman beating Newberry 149-95   

Feb 13   The Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway is opened between Sept Isles, Que. and Schefferville, Labrador, construction having commenced in 1950   

Feb 14   In this year, Beverly Hanson claims LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open.   

Feb 14   Senator John Kennedy appears on "Meet the Press".   

Feb 15   1st bevatron in operation-Berkeley, California   

Feb 15   Matt Groening, American cartoonist is born.   

Feb 16   WNEM TV channel 5 in Bay City, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting   

Feb 17   Evert Gorter, children artist (Kindergeneeskunde), dies at 72.   

Feb 17   Rene Russo, American actress is born.   

Feb 18   John Travolta, American actor is born   

Feb 18   The inaugural Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles, California.   

Feb 19   WAST (now WNYT) TV channel 13 in Albany-Troy, NY (NBC) 1st broadcast.   

Feb 20   In this year, Babe Didrikson-Zaharias claims LPGA Serbin Golf Open.   

Feb 20   In this year, General Zahedi claims election in Persia   

Feb 23   1st mass inoculation with Salk vaccine (Pittsburgh).   

Feb 23   Pittsburgh begins the inaugural mass inoculation of children against polio in the US, using the vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk   

Feb 23   Syrian army drives out President Adib el-Shishakli.   

Feb 25   Abdul Nasser appointed Egyptian premier   

Feb 26   1st typesetting machine (photo engraving) used, Quincy Mass   

Feb 26   inaugural typesetting machine (photo engraving) used, Quincy MA   

Feb 26   Michigan Representative Ruth Thompson (R) introduces legislation to ban mailing "obscene, lewd, lascivious or filthy" phonograph (rock and roll) records.   

Feb 26   William R Inge, English theologist/philosopher, dies at 93.   

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Jan 02   Ludmila borozna: Ussr, volleyball player (olympic-gold-1972)   

Jan 02   Henry bonilla: American politician   

Jan 02   Dawn silva: American singer (the brides of funkenstein, p-funk)   

Jan 03   Ross the boss: Rocker   

Jan 03   Dean hart: Canadian wrestler    

Jan 03   Ned lamont: American businessman   

Jan 04   Eugene chadbourne: American composer and musician   

Jan 05   Bryan hitt: Rocker (reo speedwagon-keep on loving you)   

Jan 01   Duff cooper: British diplomat and writer (b. 1890)   

Jan 05   Rabbit maranville: American baseball player (b. 1891)   

Jan 10   Fred raymond: Composer,   

Jan 11   Edgar tytgat: Flemish painter/etcher/drawer,    

Jan 13   Roland diggle: Composer,   

Jan 16   Michail m prishvin: Russian writer,    

Jan 18   Sydney greenstreet: Actor (conflict, maltese falcon),   

Jan 19   Theodor kaluza: German scientist (b. 1885)