Page 6: 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 on this day in history.   

Apr 07   On this day in history german govt refuses to recognize DDR   

Apr 08   In the year 1954 "By the Beautiful Sea" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 270 perfs   

Apr 08   Army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC in the year 1954.   

Apr 08   US Air Force Academy established on this day in history.   

Apr 09   In the year 1954 "By the Beautiful Sea" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway   

Apr 09   On this day in history philip Greeley Clapp, composer, dies at 65   

Apr 09   In the year 1954 wECT TV channel 6 in Wilmington, NC (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting   

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

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

Apr 11   On this day in history marlene Bauer wins LPGA New Orleans Golf Open   

Apr 12   18th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 289 on this day in history.   

Apr 12   Billy Haley records "Rock Around the Clock" on this day in history.   

Apr 12   On this day in history joe Turner releases "Shake, Rattle and Roll"   

Apr 12   In the year 1954 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   On this day in history juan Vicente Lecuna, composer, dies at 54   

Apr 15   On this day in history 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   Detroit Red Wings beat Mont Canadiens 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup on this day in history.   

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

Apr 18   Colonel Nasser seizes power & becomes PM of Egypt in the year 1954.   

Apr 18   Colonel Nasser seizes power in Egypt in the year 1954.   

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

Apr 21   Gregori Malenkov becomes premier of USSR on this day in history.   

Apr 21   In the year 1954 uSAF flies French battalion to Vietnam   

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

Apr 22   On this day in history senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began   

Apr 22   On this day in history senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began Red scare starts   

Apr 23   Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 1st of his 755 homers on this day in history.   

Apr 23   Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits first of his 755 homers on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1954.   

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Jan 02   Ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972) was born in the year 1954.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of henry Bonilla, American politician   

Jan 02   Dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk) was born in the year 1954.   

Jan 03   In the year 1954 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   Duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890) died in the year 1954.   

Jan 05   On this day in history death of rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891)   

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

Jan 11   In the year 1954 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 in the year 1954.   

Jan 19   Theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885) died in the year 1954.