Page 5: Historical Events In 1954

Mar 19   First color telecast of a prize fight, Giardello vs Troy in Madison Square Garden, New York NY in the year 1954.   

Mar 19   On this day in history first rocket-driven sled on rails was tested in Alamogordo NM   

Mar 19   US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright on this day in history.   

Mar 19   In the year 1954 uS Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Hayes A Jenkins   

Mar 19   On this day in history walter Braunfels, composer, dies at 71   

Mar 19   Weekes, Worrell &Walcott complete tons in innings vs England in the year 1954.   

Mar 20   In the year 1954 "King & I" closes at St James Theater NYC after 1246 performances   

Mar 20   On this day in history "King &I" closes at St James Theater NYC after 1246 performances   

Mar 20   Newspaper vending machine first used (Columbia Pennsylvania) on this day in history.   

Mar 21   Harry Lawrence Freeman, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Mar 21   On this day in history kFBB TV channel 5 in Great Falls, MT (ABC/CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting   

Mar 22   In the year 1954 1st shopping mall opened in Southfield, Mich   

Mar 25   26th Academy Awards "From Here to Eternity", William Holden & Audrey Hepburn win in the year 1954.   

Mar 25   In the year 1954 26th Academy Awards: "From Here to Eternity", William Holden & Audrey Hepburn win   

Mar 25   In the year 1954 rCA manufactures first color TV set (12½" screen at $1,000)   

Mar 26   US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island in the year 1954.   

Mar 28   8th Tony Awards: Teahouse of the August Moon & Kismet win in the year 1954.   

Mar 28   Francis B Young, Brit physician/writer (In South Africa), dies at 69 in the year 1954.   

Mar 29   In the year 1954 a 7.0 earthquake near the south of Spain. This earthquake caused property damage at Malaga, and was 640 km deep   

Mar 29   Carrier aircraft began reconnaissance near Dien Bien Phu, Indochina in the year 1954.   

Mar 30   On this day in history test Cricket debut of Garry Sobers v England at Kingston   

Mar 30   In the year 1954 toronto Transit Commission opens the first part of the Toronto subway, the first subway in Canada.   

Mar 31   In the year 1954 uS Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs CO, established   

Mar 31   In the year 1954 uS Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs Colo, established   

Mar 31   On this day in history uSSR offers to join NATO   

Apr 01   On this day in history army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC   

Apr 01   On this day in history uS Air Force Academy established   

Apr 02   On this day in history plans to build Disneyland 1st announced [see Jan 26]   

Apr 02   Plans to build Disneyland first announced on this day in history.   

Apr 03   "Me & Juliet" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 358 performances on this day in history.   

Apr 03   Don Perry climbs a 20' rope in under 2.8 seconds (AAU record) on this day in history.   

Apr 04   On this day in history louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton GA Golf Open   

Apr 04   In the year 1954 louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton Georgia Golf Open   

Apr 05   On this day in history claude Delvincourt, composer, dies at 66   

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Jan 02   Ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Henry Bonilla, American politician was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1954 birth of dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of ross The Boss, rocker   

Jan 03   Dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Ned Lamont, American businessman was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician was born in the year 1954.   

Jan 05   Bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You) was born in the year 1954.   

Jan 01   In the year 1954 death of duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890)   

Jan 05   In the year 1954 death of rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891)   

Jan 10   Fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1954.   

Jan 11   On this day in history edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77   

Jan 13   Roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Jan 16   Michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Jan 19   In the year 1954 death of theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885)