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 on this day in history.   

Mar 19   In the year 1954 first rocket-driven sled on rails was tested in Alamogordo NM   

Mar 19   In the year 1954 uS Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright   

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

Mar 19   In the year 1954 walter Braunfels, composer, dies at 71   

Mar 19   Weekes, Worrell &Walcott complete tons in innings vs England on this day in history.   

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

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) in the year 1954.   

Mar 21   Harry Lawrence Freeman, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1954.   

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

Mar 22   1st shopping mall opened in Southfield, Mich 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 26th Academy Awards: "From Here to Eternity", William Holden & Audrey Hepburn win   

Mar 25   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 8th Tony Awards: Teahouse of the August Moon & Kismet win   

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

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

Mar 29   Carrier aircraft began reconnaissance near Dien Bien Phu, Indochina on this day in history.   

Mar 30   In the year 1954 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   US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs CO, established in the year 1954.   

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   Army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC on this day in history.   

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

Apr 02   Plans to build Disneyland 1st announced [see Jan 26] in the year 1954.   

Apr 02   Plans to build Disneyland first announced in the year 1954.   

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

Apr 03   On this day in history don Perry climbs a 20' rope in under 2.8 seconds (AAU record)   

Apr 04   Louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton GA Golf Open on this day in history.   

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

Apr 05   In the year 1954 claude Delvincourt, composer, dies at 66   

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Jan 02   In the year 1954 birth of ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972)   

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   In the year 1954 birth of ross The Boss, rocker   

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

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

Jan 04   In the year 1954 birth of eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician   

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

Jan 01   Duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890) died in the year 1954.   

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

Jan 10   On this day in history fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53   

Jan 11   Edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1954.   

Jan 16   On this day in history michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies   

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)