Page 5: Historical Events In 1954

Mar 19   inaugural rocket-driven sled on rails was tested in Alamogordo NM   

Mar 19   US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright.   

Mar 19   US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Hayes A Jenkins.   

Mar 19   Walter Braunfels, composer, dies at 71.   

Mar 19   Weekes, Worrell and Walcott complete tons in innings vs England.   

Mar 20   "King and I" closes at St James Theater NYC after 1246 performances   

Mar 20   Newspaper vending machine inaugural used (Columbia Pennsylvania).   

Mar 21   Harry Lawrence Freeman, composer, dies at 84   

Mar 21   KFBB TV channel 5 in Great Falls, MT (ABC/CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting   

Mar 22   1st shopping mall opened in Southfield, Mich   

Mar 25   26th Academy Awards "From Here to Eternity", William Holden and Audrey Hepburn win   

Mar 25   26th Academy Awards: "From Here to Eternity", William Holden and Audrey Hepburn win   

Mar 25   RCA manufactures inaugural color TV set (12½" screen at $1000).   

Mar 26   US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island   

Mar 28   8th Tony Awards: Teahouse of the August Moon and Kismet win   

Mar 28   Francis B Young, Brit physician/writer (In South Africa), dies at 69.   

Mar 29   A 7.0 earthquake near the south of Spain. This earthquake caused property damage at Malaga, and was 640 km deep   

Mar 29   Carrier aircraft began reconnaissance near Dien Bien Phu, Indochina   

Mar 30   Test Cricket debut of Garry Sobers v England at Kingston.   

Mar 30   Toronto Transit Commission opens the inaugural part of the Toronto subway, the inaugural subway in Canada   

Mar 31   US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs CO, established.   

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

Mar 31   USSR offers to join NATO   

Apr 01   Army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC   

Apr 01   US Air Force Academy established   

Apr 02   Plans to build Disneyland 1st announced [see Jan 26].   

Apr 02   Plans to build Disneyland inaugural announced   

Apr 03   "Me and Juliet" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 358 performances   

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

Apr 04   In this year, Louise Suggs claims LPGA Carrollton GA Golf Open   

Apr 04   In this year, Louise Suggs claims LPGA Carrollton Georgia Golf Open   

Apr 05   Claude Delvincourt, composer, dies at 66   

Apr 05   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.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1954 birth of ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972)   

Jan 02   In the year 1954 birth of henry Bonilla, American politician   

Jan 02   In the year 1954 birth of dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk)   

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

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   Eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician was born in the year 1954.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You)   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1954 death of rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891)   

Jan 10   In the year 1954 fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53   

Jan 11   On this day in history edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77   

Jan 13   In the year 1954 roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69   

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   Theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885) died on this day in history.