Historical Events In 1954

Apr 05   Elvis Presley records his debut single, "That's All Right" in the year 1954.  

Apr 06   Mont Canadiens score 3 goals in 56 sec in playoff game against Det in the year 1954.  

Apr 07   German govt refuses to recognize DDR in the year 1954.  

Apr 08   On this day in history "By the Beautiful Sea" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 270 perfs  

Apr 08   On this day in history army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC  

Apr 08   US Air Force Academy established in the year 1954.  

Apr 09   In the year 1954 "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 in the year 1954.  

Apr 10   In the year 1954 auguste Lumière, French photograph/movie pioneer, dies at 81  

Apr 10   On this day in history kRGV TV channel 5 in Weslaco, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting  

Apr 11   Marlene Bauer wins LPGA New Orleans Golf Open on this day in history.  

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

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   On this day in history pim [Willem JH] Mulier, Dutch journalist/sports-organizer, dies at 89  

Apr 13   In the year 1954 balt Orioles 1st game, loses to Tigers in Detroit 3-0  

Apr 15   Juan Vicente Lecuna, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 16   On this day in history detroit Red Wings beat Mont Canadiens 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup  

Apr 16   KVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

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

Apr 18   In the year 1954 colonel Nasser seizes power in Egypt  

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

Apr 20   "Golden Apple" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 125 performances on this day in history.  

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

Apr 21   USAF flies French battalion to Vietnam on this day in history.  

Apr 22   Achiel van Acker forms Belgian govt on this day in history.  

Apr 22   In the year 1954 senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began  

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   In the year 1954 hammerin' Hank Aaron hits first of his 755 homers  

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   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   On this day in history birth of dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk)  

Jan 03   Ross The Boss, rocker was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01   On this day in history death of duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890)  

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

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

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

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

Jan 19   On this day in history death of theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885)