Page 6: Historical Events In 1954

Apr 05   In the year 1954 elvis Presley records his debut single, "That's All Right"   

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   "By the Beautiful Sea" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 270 perfs on this day in history.   

Apr 08   Army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC on this day in history.   

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   Philip Greeley Clapp, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Apr 09   WECT TV channel 6 in Wilmington, NC (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Apr 10   Auguste Lumière, French photograph/movie pioneer, dies at 81 in the year 1954.   

Apr 10   KRGV TV channel 5 in Weslaco, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

Apr 11   In the year 1954 marlene Bauer wins LPGA New Orleans Golf Open   

Apr 12   18th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 289 in the year 1954.   

Apr 12   Billy Haley records "Rock Around the Clock" in the year 1954.   

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 in the year 1954.   

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 in the year 1954.   

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

Apr 15   Yankees dedicate a plaque to Edward Barrow on this day in history.   

Apr 16   In the year 1954 detroit Red Wings beat Mont Canadiens 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup   

Apr 16   In the year 1954 kVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting   

Apr 18   In the year 1954 colonel Nasser seizes power & becomes PM of Egypt   

Apr 18   On this day in history colonel Nasser seizes power in Egypt   

Apr 19   7-time winner of the Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th in the year 1954.   

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

Apr 21   On this day in history gregori Malenkov becomes premier of USSR   

Apr 21   On this day in history uSAF flies French battalion to Vietnam   

Apr 22   Achiel van Acker forms Belgian govt in the year 1954.   

Apr 22   Senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began in the year 1954.   

Apr 22   On this day in history 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   Ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972) was born in the year 1954.   

Jan 02   Henry Bonilla, American politician was born in the year 1954.   

Jan 02   Dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 03   Ned Lamont, American businessman was born in the year 1954.   

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

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

Jan 16   In the year 1954 michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies   

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)