January 1 KSLA TV channel 12 in Shreveport, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting January 1 Rose and Cotton Bowl are 1st sports colorcasts January 1 WWTV TV channel 9 in Cadillac-Traverse City, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast January 1 Yugoslav parliament chairman/Vice President Milovan Djilas criticize communism January 2 Herman Wouks "Caine Mutiny," premieres in New York City January 4 Elvis Presley records a 10 minute demo in Nashville January 4 Soap Opera "The Brighter Day" premieres January 8 Elvis Presley pays $4 to a Memphis studio and records his 1st two songs, "Casual Love" and "I'll Never Stand in Your Way" January 9 -87 degrees F (-66 degrees C), Northice Station, Greenland (Greenland record) January 9 Bert Olmstead, Mont Canadiens, ties NHL record of 8 points in game January 9 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Louise Bogan and Leonie Adams January 10 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to W H Auden January 11 2 ton locomotive swept into ravine by avalanche 10 die (Austria) January 12 Austria's worst avalanche-kills 200; 9hrs later 2nd one-kills 115 January 12 Queen Elizabeth II opens New Zealand parliament January 13 Miltary rule in Egypt; 318 Mohammedan Brotherhood arrested January 13 WEAR TV channel 3 in Pensacola-Mobile, Florida (ABC) begins broadcasting January 14 New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio marries actress Marilyn Monroe January 14 Sandy Wilson's musical "Boyfriend," premieres in London January 16 "South Pacific" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 1928 performances January 17 Jacques Cousteau's 1st network telecast airs on "Omnibus" (CBS) January 17 NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 20-9 January 17 Suggs Louise wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open (Cloister) January 18 Fanfani forms Italian government January 20 -70 degrees F (-57 degrees C), Rogers Pass, Montana (U.S. 48 state record) January 20 Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' "Concertino opus 94," premieres January 21 1st gas turbine automobile exhibited (New York City) January 23 Harry van Thorn chosen chairman of Dutch KVP January 23 Longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (18 games) January 24 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Women's Golf Open January 24 BPAA All-Star Tournament won by Don Carter January 26 Ground breaking begins on Disneyland January 29 Arnold Schoenberg's "De Profundis," premieres in Cologne January 30 Belgium ends trade agreement with U.S.S.R. January 30 Italy's Fanfani government resigns February 1 1st TV soap opera "Secret Storm" premieres February 1 Scapino Ballet Studio in Amsterdam destroyed by fire February 1 Soccer team The County froms in Doetinchem February 2 Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 113 pts in basketball game February 2 President Eisenhower reports detonation of 1st H-bomb, done in 1952 February 2 Snow falls on Gibraltar February 3 Jeen van den Berg wins Dutch Eleven Cities Skating race (7:32) February 5 WCDC TV channel 19 in Adams, MA (ABC) begins broadcasting February 9 Mario Scelba forms new government in Italy February 10 Eisenhower warns against U.S. intervention in Vietnam February 10 Ice Dance Championship at Oslo won by Jean Westwood/Lawrence Demmy GRB February 10 Ice Pairs Championship at Oslo won by Frances Dafoe/Norris Bowden CAN February 10 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Oslo won by Gundi Busch GER February 10 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Oslo won by Hayes Alan Jenkins US February 11 6th Emmy Awards: I Love Lucy, Donald O'Connor and Eve Arden wins February 13 Frank Selvey scores 100 points for Furman beating Newberry 149-95 February 14 Beverly Hanson wins LPGA St. Petersburg Golf Open February 14 Senator John Kennedy appears on "Meet the Press" February 14 WTOC TV channel 11 in Savannah, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting February 15 1st bevatron in operation-Berkeley, California February 15 WRDW TV channel 12 in Augusta, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting February 16 WNEM TV channel 5 in Bay City, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting February 19 WAST (now WNYT) TV channel 13 in Albany-Troy, New York (NBC) 1st broadcast February 20 Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Serbin Golf Open February 20 General Zahedi wins election in Persia February 23 1st mass inoculation with Salk vaccine (Pittsburgh) February 23 Syrian army drives out president Adib el-Shishakli February 25 Abdul Nasser appointed Egyptian premier February 26 1st typesetting machine (photo engraving) used, Quincy Massachusetts February 26 Michigan rep Ruth Thompson (R) introduces legislation to ban mailing "obscene, lewd, lascivious or filthy" phonograph (rock and roll) records February 28 Patty Berg/Pete Cooper wins LPGA Orlando Mixed Golf Tournament February 28 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island March 1 4 Puerto Ricans open fire in U.S. House of Representatives injuring 5 representatives March 1 Rebellion during visit of President Naguib in Khartoum Sudan, 30 die March 1 Ted Williams fractures collarbone in 1st game of spring training after flying 39 combat missions without injury in Korean War March 1 U.S. explodes 15 megaton hydrogen bomb at Bikini Atoll March 4 J. E. Wilkins, appointed 1st Black U.S. sub-cabinet member March 5 "Girl in Pink Tights" opens at Mark Hellinger New York City for 115 performances March 7 Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open March 7 Russia wins title in their 1st international ice hockey competition March 9 1st local color TV coml WNBT-TV (WNBC-TV) New York City (Castro Decorators) March 9 Edward R. Murrow criticizes Senator Joseph McCarthy on 'See it Now' March 9 WMUR TV channel 9 in Manchester, New Hampshire (ABC) begins broadcasting March 11 U.S. Army charges Senator Joseph McCarthy used undue pressure tactics March 12 1st performance of Arnold Schonberg's "Moses und Aaron" March 13 Braves' Bobby Thomson breaks his ankle, he is replaced by Hank Aaron March 13 Viet Minh General Giap opens assault on That Bien Phu March 14 Braves Henry Aaron homers in his 1st exhibition game March 14 KDAL (now KDLH) TV channel 3 in Duluth-Superior, MN (CBS) begins March 14 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship March 14 NBA Baltimore Bullets end a 32 game road losing streak March 15 "CBS Morning Show" premieres with Walter Cronkite and Jack Paar March 15 WSJV TV channel 28 in Elkhart-South Bend, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting March 19 1st color telecast of a prize fight, Giardello vs Troy in MSG, New York City March 19 1st rocket-driven sled on rails was tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico March 19 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright March 19 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins March 19 Weekes, Worrell and Walcott complete tons in innings vs. England March 20 16th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: La Salle beats Bradley 92-76 March 20 1st newspaper vending machine used (Columbia Pennsylvania) March 20 "King and I" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 1246 performances March 21 KFBB TV channel 5 in Great Falls, Montana (ABC/CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting March 22 1st shopping mall opened in Southfield, Michigan March 25 26th Academy Awards - "From Here to Eternity," Holden and A Hepburn win March 25 Pope Pius XII encyclical "Sacra virginitas" (On consecrated virginity) March 25 RCA manufactures 1st color TV set, a 12-inch screen for $1,000 March 26 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island March 28 8th Tony Awards: Teahouse of the August Moon and Kismet win March 28 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Golf Open March 28 WKAQ TV channel 2 in San Juan, Puerto Rico (TM) begins broadcasting March 30 Test Cricket debut of Garry Sobers vs. England at Kingston March 31 U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, established March 31 U.S.S.R. offers to join NATO April 1 1st army helicopter battalion forms, Fort Bragg, NC April 1 1st Dutch motorway, Amsterdam-Utrecht, opens April 1 Earthquake and tsunami ravage Aleutians, 200 killed April 1 U.S. Air Force Academy forms April 1 WQED TV channel 13 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting April 2 Plans to build Disneyland 1st announced April 3 Don Perry climbs a 20' rope in under 2.8 seconds (AAU record) April 3 "Me and Juliet" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 358 performances April 4 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton Georgia Golf Open April 5 Elvis Presley records his debut single, "That's All Right" April 6 Montreal Canadians score 3 goals in 56 sec in playoff game against Detroit April 6 TV Dinner was 1st put on sale by Swanson and Sons April 6 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island April 7 German government refuses to recognize DDR April 7 President Eisenhower fears "domino-effect" in Indo-China April 7 WALB TV channel 10 in Albany, Georgia (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting April 8 "By the Beautiful Sea" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 270 performances April 9 WECT TV channel 6 in Wilmington, North Carolina (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting April 10 KRGV TV channel 5 in Weslaco, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting April 11 Marlene Bauer wins LPGA New Orleans Golf Open April 12 18th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 289 April 12 8th NBA Championship: Minnesota Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals, 4 games to 3 April 12 Belgian Van Houtte government resigns April 12 Bill Haley and Comets records "Rock Around Clock" April 12 Joe Turner releases "Shake, Rattle and Roll" April 13 Baltimore Orioles 1st game, loses to Tigers in Detroit 3-0 April 13 Milwaukee Braves' Hank Aaron's 1st game April 13 Robert Oppenheimer accused of being a communist April 14 Soviet diplomat Vladimir Petrov asks for politics asylum in Canberra April 15 KARK TV channel 4 in Little Rock, AR (NBC) begins broadcasting April 15 Orioles 1st game in Baltimore beat White Sox 3-1 April 15 WHO TV channel 13 in Des Moines, IA (NBC) begins broadcasting April 15 Yankees dedicate a plaque to Edward Barrow April 16 KVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting April 16 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 3 April 18 Colonel Nasser seizes power and becomes Prime Minister of Egypt April 18 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open April 19 58th Boston Marathon won by Veikko Karvonen of Finland in 2:20:39 April 19 7-time winner of Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th April 20 "Golden Apple" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 125 performances April 21 Gregori Malenkov becomes premier of U.S.S.R. April 21 USAF flies French battalion to Vietnam April 22 Achiel van Acker forms Belgian government April 22 NBA adopts 24-second shot clock and 6 team-foul rule April 22 Senate Army-McCarthy televised hearings began April 22 U.S.S.R. joins UNESCO April 23 Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 1st of his 755 homers April 24 1st American, civilian pilot, P.R. Holden, wounded in Indochina April 24 Australia and U.S.S.R. break diplomatic relations April 24 WSEE TV channel 35 in Erie, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting April 25 Bell labs announces 1st solar battery April 25 British raid Nairobi Kenya (25,000 Mau Mau suspects arrested) April 25 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island atmospher April 25 WDEF TV channel 12 in Chattanooga, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting April 26 Far Eastern Affairs conference opens in Geneva April 26 Nationwide test of Salk anti-polio vaccine begins April 30 Darius Milhauds 4th Concert for piano/orchestra premieres in Haifa May 1 80th Kentucky Derby: Raymond York aboard Determine wins in 2:03 May 1 Bishops publish Mandement (member socialist org forbidden) May 1 HSA-UWC Forms (Unification Church) (Moonies) May 1 WAPA TV channel 4 in San Juan, Puerto Rico (NBC/SFN) begins broadcasting May 2 Stan Musial hits 5 home runs in a doubleheader May 3 KTEN TV channel 10 in Ada-Ardmore, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting May 3 Pulitzer prize awarded to Charles A. Lindbergh and John Patrick May 3 WHA TV channel 21 in Madison, Wisconsin (PBS) begins broadcasting May 4 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island May 5 Military coup by general Alfredo Stroessner in Paraguay May 6 Roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3:59:4) May 7 French surrender to Vietminh after 55-day siege at Dien Bien Phu May 7 U.S., Great Britain and France reject Russian membership in NATO May 8 1st shot-put over 60' (18.29 m)-Parry O'Brien, Los Angeles, CA May 10 Bolshoi-ballet does not appear in Paris May 13 Labour Party wins British municipal elections May 13 "Pajama Game" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 1063 performances May 13 Robin Roberts gives up a home run then retires next 27 men in a row May 13 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak May 14 Belgium shortens military conscription from 20 to 18 months May 15 KGLO (now KIMT) TV channel 3 in Mason City, IA (CBS) 1st broadcast May 16 Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA National Capital Golf Open May 16 Ted Williams gets 8 hits in 1st game (DH) since breaking collarbone May 16 WGAN (now WGME) TV channel 13 in Portland, ME (CBS) 1st broadcast May 17 School desegregation law, Brown vs. Board of education May 17 Supreme Court unanimously rules on Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education reversed 1896 "separate but equal" Plessy Vs Ferguson decision May 18 European Convention on Human Rights goes into effect May 19 Postmaster General Summerfield approves CIA mail-opening project May 20 Chiang Kai-shek becomes president of Nationalist China May 21 Amendment to give 18-year-olds right to vote is defeated May 22 80th Preakness: Johnny Adams aboard Hasty Road wins in 1:57.4 May 22 KREX TV channel 5 in Grand Junction, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting May 22 Robert Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan is Bar Mitzvahed May 24 1st rocket attains 150 mi (241 km) altitude, White Sands, NM May 24 Dr. Peter Murray Marshall becomes 1st black to head an AMA unit May 24 German airline Lufthansa forms May 24 IBM announces vacuum tube "electronic" brain that could perform 10 million operations an hour May 29 Kirk and Anne Douglas married May 30 Dutch bishops forbid membership to non-catholic sporting clubs May 30 Emile Zatopek runs world record 5K (13:57.2) May 30 Hector Villa-Lobos' "Odisseia de Uma Raca," premieres June 1 Emile Zatopek runs record 6 mile: (27:59.2)/10,000m (28:54.2) June 2 John Costello becomes premier of Ireland June 4 Arthur Murray flies X-1A rocket plane to record 27,000 m June 4 France grants Vietnam independence inside French Union June 5 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Ecclesiae fastos June 5 "Your Show Of Shows," last airs on NBC-TV June 6 Patty Berg wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament June 7 1st microbiology laboratory dedicated, New Brunswick, New Jersey June 9 Joseph Welch asks Senator Joseph McCarthy "Have you no sense of decency, sir?" during Senate-Army hearings June 10 KQED TV channel 9 in SF, California (PBS) begins broadcasting June 10 PBS reaches SF: KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting June 12 86th Belmont: Eric Guerin aboard High Gun wins in 2:30.8 June 12 Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock," is originally released June 12 "Girl in Pink Tights" closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 115 performances June 12 Milwaukee Braves Jim Wilson no-hits Phillies, 2-0 June 13 Cornerstone of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, laid in Bronx June 14 President Eisenhower signs order adding words 'under God' to the Pledge June 15 Great Britain's 2 biggest steel factory nationalized June 16 Dutch military conscription shortened from 20 to 18 months June 16 Ngo Dinh Diem elected president of Vietnam June 17 CIA exile army lands in Guatemala, JF Dulles and United Fruit Co June 17 Rocky Marciano beats Ezzard Charles in 15 for heavyweight boxing title June 17 Televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends June 18 Pierre Mendes-France forms French government June 19 54th U.S. Golf Open: Ed Furgol shoots a 284 at Baltusrol Golf Club in New Jersey June 19 Betty Jameson wins LPGA Western Golf Open June 19 Tasmanian Devil, debuts in "Devil May Hare" by Warner Bros June 21 John Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0) June 22 Congress passes revised organic act for Virgin Islands June 23 122 degrees F (50 degrees C), Overton, Nevada (state record until June 29, 1994) June 24 "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" closes at Imperial New York City after 229 performances June 26 Jim Peters runs marathon in 2:17:39.4 June 27 1st atomic power station opens (Obninsk, near Moscow, Russia) June 27 CIA-sponsored rebels overthrow elected government of Guatemala June 28 111 degrees F (44 degrees C) at Camden, South Carolina (state record) June 29 Atomic Energy Commission voted against reinstating Dr. J Robert Oppenheimer June 30 Largest check: Internal U.S. Treasury check at $4,176,969,623.57 June 30 Yank pitcher Tom Morgan ties record by hitting 3 batters in 1 inning This was also Bobby Brown's last game; he retired to become a doctor July 1 Cards' Joe Cunningham hits 2 home runs for record 3 home runs in his 1st 2 days July 1 Test Cricket debut of Khalid Hassan, 16 years 352, then world record July 1 WDBO (now WCPX) TV channel 6 in Orlando, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting July 2 68th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: J Drobny beats K Rosewall (13-11 46 62 97) July 2 Denis Compton scores 278 in 290 minutes vs. Pakistan July 3 61st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats L Brough (62 75) July 3 9th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson Zaharias July 3 Food rationing ends in Britain July 3 "Wonderful Town" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 559 performances July 4 West Germany beats Hungary 3-2 for soccer's 5th World Cup in Bern July 4 WMSL (WYUR, now WAFF) TV channel 48 in Huntsville, AL (ABC) begins July 5 B-52A bomber made its maiden flight July 5 Last day of Test Cricket for Khalid Hassan aged 16 yrs, 356 days July 6 Elvis Presley records his 1st hit, "That's All Right" July 6 KMOS TV channel 6 in Sedalia-Warrensburg, MO (PBS) begins broadcasting July 6 Tunisian government of M'zali, resigns July 7 T.A.N.U. party forms in Tanzania July 8 KMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast July 8 Military junta selects colonel Armas president of Guatemala July 11 1st White Citizens Council organizes in Indianola, Miss July 12 Major League Baseball Players Association founded July 12 President Eisenhower put forward a plan for an interstate highway system July 13 21st All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 11-9 at Municipal Stadium, Cleveland July 13 Dean Stone gets credit for AL win, although he didn't retire a batter, he threw out Shoendienst trying to steal home, AL-11 NL-9 July 14 117 degrees F (47 degrees C), East St. Louis, Illinois (state record) July 14 118 degrees F (48 degrees C), Warsaw and Union, Missouri (state record) July 15 110 degrees F (43 degrees C) at Balcony Falls, Virginia (state record) July 15 1st coml jet transport plane built in U.S. tested (Boeing 707) July 15 KOCO TV channel 5 in Oklahoma City, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting July 15 WBOC TV channel 16 in Salisbury, MD (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting July 17 1st major league game where majority of team is black (Dodgers) July 17 Theodor Heuss re-elected president of West Germany July 18 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Inverness Four-Ball Golf Tournament July 18 Cards losing 8-1 to Phillies begin stalling in 5th, they forfeit game July 20 Armistice for Indo-China signed, Vietnam separates into North and South July 20 Tennis champ Maureen Connolly's right leg is crushed in an accident July 20 West German secret service head Otto John defects to East Germany July 21 At Geneva, France agrees to independence of North and South Vietnam July 22 Virgin Islands (U.S.) adopts constitution (Revised Organic Act) July 22 WTHI TV channel 10 in Terre Haute, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting July 25 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Fort Wayne Golf Open July 26 WCET TV channel 48 in Cincinnati, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting July 27 36th PGA Championship: Chick Herbert at Keller Golf Club St. Paul Minnesota July 27 Armistice divides Vietnam into two countries July 28 Ernest Blochs 4th string quartet, premieres July 30 Bob Kennedy hits the 1st grand slam for the new Baltimore Orioles July 30 Elvis Presley joins Memphis Federation of Musicians, Local 71 July 31 Mil Braves' Joe Adcock sets record of 18 total bases (4 home runs, 1 double) August 1 Louison Bobet wins his 2nd Tour de France August 1 WKBT TV channel 8 in La Crosse, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting August 2 Tahar Ben Ammar appointed premier of Tunisia August 3 1st VTOL, Vertical Take-off and Land, flown August 4 Boscombe Down 1st flight of supersonic P-1 Lightning August 5 Boxing Hall of Fame's 1st election selects 24 modern and 15 pioneers August 5 Patty Berg wins LPGA World Golf Championshio August 6 WLAC (now WTVF) TV channel 5 in Nashville (CBS) begins broadcasting August 7 Charles Mahoney becomes 1st U.S. black to serve as a full United Nations delegate August 7 "Golden Apple" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 125 performances August 10 Netherlands Indonesian Union breaks up August 10 Sir Gordon Richards retires as a jockey with record 4,870 wins August 11 BC Lions plays its 1st CF game, they lose to Montreal Alouettes, 22-0 August 11 Formal peace takes place, ending 7+ years of fighting in Indochina between French and Communist Vietminh August 12 Senator Eddie Yost draws his 100th walk for 5th year in a row August 13 21st NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Detroit 31, All-Stars 6 (93,470) August 14 WGR TV (now WGRZ) TV channel 2 in Buffalo, New York (NBC) begins August 15 Alfredo Stroessner names himself president of Paraguay August 15 WCHS TV channel 8 in Charleston-Huntington, WV (ABC) begins August 16 200 pilgrims drown in Farahzad Iran rain storm flood August 16 Sports Illustrated magazine begins publishing August 18 James E. Wilkins is 1st black to attend a U.S. cabinet meeting August 19 Ralph J. Bunche named undersecretary of UN August 22 WPTV TV channel 5 in Palm Beach, Florida (NBC) begins broadcasting August 23 President Getulio Vargas of Brazil resigns temporarily August 24 Eisenhower signs Communist Control Act, outlawing the Communist Party August 24 International Amateur Athletic Federation recognizes Red China August 24 William Heatherton's "Reluctant Debutante," premieres in London August 25 Ivan Filin wins Berne marathon (2:25:26.6) (260m) August 29 San Francisco International Airport (SFO) opens August 30 Hurricane Carol, kills 68 August 31 Hurricane Carol (1st major named storm) hits New England, 70 die August 31 Indians beat Yankees 6-1 for record tying 26 wins in August (1931 A's) August 31 WMTW TV channel 8 in Portland-Poland Spring, ME (ABC) begins September 1 Hurricane Carol strikes Long Island/New England, kills 68 September 1 Ted Kluszewski is 1st Cincinnati Red to hit 40 home runs en route to 49 September 2 Hurricane Edna batters NE U.S., killing 20 September 2 WTVD TV channel 11 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting September 3 China begins artillery bombing on Quemoy and Amoy September 3 Espionage and Sabotage Act of 1954 signed September 3 Pope Pius X canonized a saint September 4 1st passage of McClure Strait, fabled Northwest Passage completed September 4 Peter B Cortese of U.S. achieves a one-arm deadlift of 370 lbs; 22 lbs over triple his body weight, at York, Pennsylvania September 5 Dutch Super Constellation crashes at Shannon, 28 die September 6 68th U.S. Womens Tennis: Doris Hart beats A Louise Brough (68 61 86) September 6 74th U.S. Mens Tennis: E V Seixas, Jr. beats Rex Hartwig (36 62 64 64) September 6 U.S. plane shot down above Siberia September 6 WINS New York City begins playing rock n roll with Alan Freed Show September 6 Yankees use a record 10 pinch hitters September 7 Integration begins in Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland public schools September 8 Alan Freed leaves Cleveland to New York City for WINS radio September 8 SE Asia Treaty Org (SEATO) forms to stop communists in Asia September 9 Earthquake strikes Orleansville, Algeria: 1,400 killed September 9 Indians becomes 1st Cleveland team to win 100 games in a season September 10 12 second shock kills 1,460 in Orleansville Algeria September 10 Attempting to handle Hoyt Wilhelm's knuckleball catcher Ray Katt of Giants sets a major league record with 4 passed balls September 10 WLUK TV channel 11 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting September 11 1st Miss America TV broadcast September 11 20.4 cm rainfall at Brunswick, Maine (state record) September 11 KXJB TV channel 4 in Valley City (Fargo) (NBC) begins broadcasting September 11 Lee Meriwether (Calif), 19, crowned 27th Miss America 1955 (1st on TV) September 12 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA St. Louis Golf Open September 12 Indians sweep Yankees at Municipal Stadium; largest AL crowd (86,563) September 12 White Sox win 90th game, 1st time they win this many since 1920 September 12 WLBZ TV channel 2 in Bangor, ME (NBC) begins broadcasting September 13 Reds Ted Kluszewski scores a run in record 17 consecutive games September 13 WPBN TV channel 7 in Traverse City, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting September 14 B Britten's opera "Turn of the Screw," premieres in Venice September 14 Giants' Willie Mays gets 82nd extra-base hit, breaks Mel Ott's record September 14 Hurricane Edna (2nd of 1954) hits New York City, $50 million damage September 14 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test September 16 CKLW TV channel 9 in Windsor, ON (CBC) begins broadcasting September 17 Rocky Marciano KOs Ezzard Charles in 8 for heavyweight boxing title September 18 Cleveland Indians clinch AL pennant, beat Tigers (3-2) September 18 KTUL TV channel 8 in Tulsa, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting September 18 WLOS TV channel 13 in G'ville-Spartanburg, South Carolina (ABC) 1st broadcast September 19 Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Wichita Golf Open September 20 1st FORTRAN computer program run September 20 1st National People's Congress adopts Chinese constitution September 20 KETC TV channel 9 in Saint Louis, MO (PBS) begins broadcasting September 20 Los Stravinsky's "In Memoriam Dylan Thomas," premieres in Angeles September 20 Roger Bannister awarded Britain's Silver Pears Trophy September 21 1st nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus, commissioned September 21 Kleffens appointed chairman of General Meeting U.N. September 22 Bkln Dodger Karl Spooner strikes out 15 New York Giants in his 1st game September 24 Tonight Show premieres on NBC (Johnny takes over 8 years later) September 24 Yankees tie a record, 3 of their pinch hitters strike out in 1 inning September 25 Francois "Doc" Duvalier wins Haitian presidential election September 25 Indians win AL record 111 games September 25 WCBD TV channel 2 in Charleston, South Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting September 26 A's defeats Yankees 8-6 in last game franchise will play in Philadelphia September 26 Japanese ferry boat Toya Maru sinks in Strait of Tsugaru, 1172 die September 26 KODE TV channel 12 in Joplin, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting September 26 KUTV TV channel 2 in Salt Lake City, UT (NBC) begins broadcasting September 26 Patty Berg wins LPGA Ardmore Golf Open September 26 Typhoon hits Japan - 5 ferryboats sink killing about 1,600 September 26 WANE TV channel 15 in Fort Wayne, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting September 26 WCAX TV channel 3 in Burlington, VT (CBS) begins broadcasting September 26 Yogi Berra plays his only game at 3rd and Mickey Mantle plays shortstop September 27 School integration begins in Washington D.C. and Baltimore Md public schools September 27 Steve Allen's "Tonight Show" premieres September 29 "Barefoot Contessa" starring Ava Gardner premieres at the Capitol September 29 Bennekom soccer team forms in Bennekom September 29 KALB TV channel 5 in Alexandria, LA (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting September 29 "Masquerade Party," TV game Show; moves to ABC September 29 "Star is Born" starring Judy Garland and James Mason premieres September 29 Willie Mays famous over-the-shoulder catch of Vic Wertz' 460' drive September 30 "Boy Friend" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 483 performances September 30 Nautilus, 1st atomic-powered vessel (sub), commissioned by the Navy October 1 British colony of Nigeria becomes a federation October 2 8th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Detroit 2-2 at Detroit October 2 Former French possession of Chandernagore made part of West Bengal October 2 New York Giants sweep Cleveland Indians, in 51st World Series October 3 "Father Knows Best" premieres October 3 KFVS TV channel 12 in Cape Girardeau, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting October 5 Hurricane Hazel hits Eastern U.S. October 7 Hassan el Hodeiby, leader of Moslem brothership, arrested in Egypt October 7 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Ad Sinarum gentem October 9 KTIV TV channel 4 in Sioux City, IA (NBC) begins broadcasting October 10 Ho Chi Minh enters Hanoi after French troops pulled out October 11 "On Your Toes" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 64 performances October 11 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Ad caeli Reginam October 13 RP Smith/M Shulman's "Tender Trap," premieres in New York City October 14 Israeli act of revenge in Qibiya Jordan, kills 53 October 15 Hurricane Hazel strikes U.S. and Canada, 348 die October 15 KLTV TV channel 7 in Tyler-Longview, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting October 17 Philadelphia Eagle Adrian Burk passes for 7 touchdowns vs. Washington (49-21) October 18 Hurricane Hazel (3rd of 1954) becomes most severe to hit US October 18 WBTW TV channel 13 in Florence, South Carolina (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting October 18 WNBC radio changes call letters to WRCA (New York City) October 19 Egypt and Great Britain sign treaty; British troops departs October 19 KAKE TV channel 10 in Wichita, KS (ABC) begins broadcasting October 20 "Peter Pan" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 149 performances October 21 Dorothy Parker/Arnaud d'Usseau's "Ladies of the Corridor," premieres October 21 Indonesian troops land in New-Guinea October 22 West Germany joins North Atlantic Treaty Organization October 23 Britain, England, France and U.S.S.R. agree to end occupation of Germany October 23 Pakistan governor-general Ghoelan Mohammed disbands parliament October 23 West Germany joins NATO October 23 WSAU TV channel 7 in Wausau, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting October 26 Chevrolet unveils V-8 engine October 26 Walt Disney's 1st television program, "Disneyland," premieres on ABC October 27 B. O. Davis, Jr. becomes 1st black general in USAF October 27 President Eisenhower offers aid to South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem October 27 WISN TV channel 12 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (ABC) begins broadcasting October 28 Ernest Hemingway wins Nobel prize for literature October 28 Major league owners vote down sale of A's to a Philadelphia syndicate October 28 N Richard Nash' "Rainmaker," premieres in New York City October 28 Nobel prize for literature awarded to Ernest Hemingway October 29 Colonel Nasser disbands Moslem Brothership October 29 Sweden begins experimental TV October 30 Linus Pauling won the Nobel prize in chemistry October 30 U.S. Armed Forces end segregation of races October 31 Algerian Revolution against French begins October 31 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Texas Golf Open October 31 KREM TV channel 2 in Spokane, WA (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting November 1 Algeria begins rebellion against French rule November 1 General Fulgencio Batista elected President of Cuba November 1 India takes over administration of 4 French Indian settlements November 1 KUON TV channel 12 in Lincoln, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting November 1 U.S. Senate admonishes Joseph Mccarthy because of slander campaign November 2 Charles C. Diggs, Jr. elected Michigan's 1st black congressman November 2 J. S. Thurmond is 1st senator elected by write-in vote (SC) November 2 Taiwan and U.S. sign military pact November 3 Linus Pauling wins Nobel Chemistry Prize November 3 Nobel for physics awarded to Max Born and Walter Bothe November 4 "Fanny" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 888 performances November 4 Philadelphia A's move to Kansas City November 7 Cleveland Browns' Chet Hanulak sets club record with 7 punt returns and win by their largest margin of victory (59) beating Washington 62-3 November 7 U.S. spy plane shot down North of Japan November 8 AL approves Philadelphia A's move to Kansas City November 10 Iwo Jima Memorial (servicemen raising U.S. flag) dedicated in Arlington November 10 Lieutenant Colonel John Strapp travels 632 MPH in a rocket sled November 12 Ellis Island, immigration station in New York Harbor, closed November 14 Egyptian President Naguib fired/state of emergency declared November 15 1st regularly scheduled commercial flights over North Pole begins November 18 Yankees trade Woodling, Byrd, McDonald, Triandos, Miranada and Smith to Orioles for Turley, Larsen and Hunter as part of an 18 player deal November 20 KTRK TV channel 13 in Houston, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting November 22 Humane Society forms November 24 Air Force One, 1st U.S. Presidential airplane, christened November 24 France sends 20,000 soldiers to Algeria November 26 Test Cricket debut of Colin Cowdrey vs. Australia at Gabba November 27 42nd CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Montreal Alouettes, 26-25 November 27 "By the Beautiful Sea" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 270 performances November 28 1st pro football game in Netherlands November 28 Cleveland Browns' Horace Gillom sets club record with 80-yard punt November 28 KCKT (now KSNC) TV channel 2 in Great Bend, KS (NBC) 1st broadcast November 30 1st meteorite known to strike a woman (Liz Hodges-Sylacauga Ala) November 30 20th Heisman Trophy Award: Alan Ameche, Wisconsin (FB) November 30 John Strodom succeeds Malan as premier of South Africa December 1 Nationalist China and U.S. sign dike agreement December 1 Yankees send Miller, Segrist, Leppert and 2 minors to Orioles for Blayzka, Kryhoski, Johnson, Fridley and Del Guercio (completing 18 player deal) December 2 Frank Selvy of Milwaukee sets then NBA record of 24 of 26 free throws December 2 "Hit the Trail" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 4 performances December 2 U.S. Senate censures Joe McCarthy, Senator-R-Wisconsin, for "conduct that tends to bring Senate into dishonor and disrepute" December 3 Samuel Barber's "Prayers of Kierkegaard," premieres December 3 William Walton's opera "Troilus and Cressida," premieres in London December 4 "Hit the Trail" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 4 performances December 4 "On Your Toes" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 64 performances December 5 KTEW (now KJRH) TV channel 2 in Tulsa, OK (NBC) begins broadcasting December 6 Simone de Beauvoir receives Prix Goncourt December 7 Japanese government of Joshida, resigns December 7 KCTS TV channel 9 in Seattle, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting December 8 Maxwell Anderson's "Bad Seed," premieres in New York City December 8 WPTZ TV channel 5 in Plattsburgh, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting December 9 Dmitri Sjostakovitsj appointed honored guest of Swed Royal Music Acad December 10 Albert Schweitzer receives Nobel Peace Prize December 10 Philadelphia Phillies purchase Connie Mack Stadium December 11 USS Forrestal christened in Newport News, Va December 14 WOAY TV channel 4 in Oak Hill-Beckley, WV (ABC) begins broadcasting December 15 Fordham University scraps football team for financial reasons December 15 Netherlands Antilles becomes co-equal part of Kingdom of Netherlands December 17 1st fully automated railroad freight yard (Gary, Indiana) December 17 WEAU TV channel 13 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin (NBC) begins broadcasting December 21 Dr. Sam Sheppard's wife Marilyn is murdered (he is accused of crime) December 24 Council for the Children Protection forms in Netherlands December 24 Laos gains its independence December 25 WSFA TV channel 12 in Montgomery, AL (NBC) begins broadcasting December 26 Cleveland Browns win NFL Championship, beating Detroit 56-10 December 26 "The Shadow," airs for last time on radio December 27 Gian Carlo Menotti's opera "Saint," premieres in New York City December 27 "Saint of Bleecker Street" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 92 performances December 28 43rd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Sydney (3-2) December 28 KEPR TV channel 19 in Pasco-Kennewick-Richl, WA (CBS) 1st broadcast December 29 Kingdom of Netherlands, with Netherlands and Netherlands Antilles as autonomous parts, comes into being December 30 1st use of 24-sec shot clock in pro basketball (Rochester vs Boston) December 30 Harold Arlen/Truman Capotes musical premieres in New York City December 30 "House of Flowers" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 165 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