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 in the year 1954.  

Mar 19   US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Hayes A Jenkins in the year 1954.  

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

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

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

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

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 in the year 1954.  

Mar 22   1st shopping mall opened in Southfield, Mich on this day in history.  

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

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

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   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   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   On this day in history carrier aircraft began reconnaissance near Dien Bien Phu, Indochina  

Mar 30   Test Cricket debut of Garry Sobers v England at Kingston on this day in history.  

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

Mar 31   US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs CO, established on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1954 army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC  

Apr 01   US Air Force Academy established on this day in history.  

Apr 02   Plans to build Disneyland 1st announced [see Jan 26] on this day in history.  

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

Apr 03   In the year 1954 "Me & Juliet" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 358 performances  

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

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

Apr 04   Louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton Georgia Golf Open in the year 1954.  

Apr 05   Claude Delvincourt, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1954.  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1954 birth of henry Bonilla, American politician  

Jan 02   On this day in history 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 in the year 1954.  

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

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   Duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890) died on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891) died on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1954 michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies  

Jan 18   In the year 1954 sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74  

Jan 19   Theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885) died on this day in history.