Page 5: 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   First rocket-driven sled on rails was tested in Alamogordo NM in the year 1954.   

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   Walter Braunfels, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Mar 19   Weekes, Worrell &Walcott complete tons in innings vs England on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 20   On this day in history newspaper vending machine first used (Columbia Pennsylvania)   

Mar 21   On this day in history harry Lawrence Freeman, composer, dies at 84   

Mar 21   In the year 1954 kFBB TV channel 5 in Great Falls, MT (ABC/CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting   

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

Mar 25   26th Academy Awards "From Here to Eternity", William Holden & Audrey Hepburn win on this day in history.   

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

Mar 25   RCA manufactures first color TV set (12½" screen at $1,000) on this day in history.   

Mar 26   US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island on this day in history.   

Mar 28   In the year 1954 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   On this day in history a 7.0 earthquake near the south of Spain. This earthquake caused property damage at Malaga, and was 640 km deep   

Mar 29   In the year 1954 carrier aircraft began reconnaissance near Dien Bien Phu, Indochina   

Mar 30   In the year 1954 test Cricket debut of Garry Sobers v England at Kingston   

Mar 30   Toronto Transit Commission opens the first part of the Toronto subway, the first subway in Canada on this day in history.   

Mar 31   In the year 1954 uS Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs CO, established   

Mar 31   US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs Colo, established in the year 1954.   

Mar 31   On this day in history uSSR offers to join NATO   

Apr 01   On this day in history army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC   

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

Apr 02   On this day in history plans to build Disneyland 1st announced [see Jan 26]   

Apr 02   Plans to build Disneyland first announced in the year 1954.   

Apr 03   "Me & Juliet" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 358 performances on this day in history.   

Apr 03   Don Perry climbs a 20' rope in under 2.8 seconds (AAU record) in the year 1954.   

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

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

Apr 05   Claude Delvincourt, composer, dies at 66 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   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   Ross The Boss, rocker was born in the year 1954.   

Jan 03   Dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990) was born in the year 1954.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of ned Lamont, American businessman   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890) died on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891) died in the year 1954.   

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

Jan 16   On this day in history 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 in the year 1954.