Page 6: Historical Events In 1954

Apr 05   On this day in history elvis Presley records his debut single, "That's All Right"   

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

Apr 07   German govt refuses to recognize DDR on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 08   On this day in history uS Air Force Academy established   

Apr 09   "By the Beautiful Sea" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway on this day in history.   

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

Apr 09   WECT TV channel 6 in Wilmington, NC (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

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

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

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   Balt Orioles 1st game, loses to Tigers in Detroit 3-0 on this day in history.   

Apr 15   In the year 1954 juan Vicente Lecuna, composer, dies at 54   

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

Apr 15   In the year 1954 yankees dedicate a plaque to Edward Barrow   

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   Colonel Nasser seizes power & becomes PM of Egypt on this day in history.   

Apr 18   On this day in history 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   USAF flies French battalion to Vietnam in the year 1954.   

Apr 22   Achiel van Acker forms Belgian govt in the year 1954.   

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

Apr 22   In the year 1954 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   In the year 1954 " 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.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1954 birth of eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician   

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

Jan 01   Duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890) died in the year 1954.   

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

Jan 10   Fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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   Michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies in the year 1954.   

Jan 18   Sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74 in the year 1954.   

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