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 on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1954.   

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

Apr 09   On this day in history "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   Auguste Lumière, French photograph/movie pioneer, dies at 81 in the year 1954.   

Apr 10   In the year 1954 kRGV TV channel 5 in Weslaco, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting   

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   In the year 1954 billy Haley records "Rock Around the Clock"   

Apr 12   In the year 1954 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   On this day in history 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   KARK TV channel 4 in Little Rock, AR (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1954.   

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

Apr 18   On this day in history colonel Nasser seizes power & becomes PM of Egypt   

Apr 18   In the year 1954 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 on this day in history.   

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

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   Senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began on this day in history.   

Apr 22   Senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began Red scare starts on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   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   Dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990) was born in the year 1954.   

Jan 03   Ned Lamont, American businessman was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1954 roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69   

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

Jan 18   On this day in history sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74   

Jan 19   In the year 1954 death of theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885)