January 1 Ho Chi Minh begins offensive against French troops in Indo China January 5 Carson McCuller's "Member of the Wedding," premieres in New York City January 6 Britain recognizes Communist government of China January 6 "Happy as Larry" opens at Coronet Theater New York City for 3 performances January 7 Hank Snow's 1st appearance on "Grand Ole Opry" January 7 "Happy as Larry" closes at Coronet Theater New York City after 3 performances January 7 Mental health wing of Mercy Hospital burns, kills 41 (Davenport Ia) January 12 Swedish tanker rams British submarine Truculent in Thames, 64 die January 12 U.S.S.R. re-introduces death penalty for treason, espionage and sabotage January 14 "As the Girls Go" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 420 performances January 14 U.S. recalls all consular officials from China January 15 4,000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Washington D.C. January 16 Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands recognize Israel January 17 11 men rob Brink's office in Boston of $1.2M cash and $1.5M securities January 17 "Alive and Kicking" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 46 performances January 18 Christopher Fry's "Venus Observed," premieres in London January 18 Indians pitcher Bob Feller, after 15-14 season, takes $20,000 salary cut to $45,000, pay cut is Feller's own suggestion January 19 Maiden flight by Canada's Avro Canada CF-100 military plane January 20 "Dance Me a Song" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 35 performances January 20 Suriname becomes independent part in Realm of Netherlands January 21 "Lend an Ear" closes at National Theater New York City after 460 performances January 21 NY jury finds former State Department official Alger Hiss guilty of perjury January 21 T. S. Eliot's "Cocktail Party," premieres in New York City January 22 Polly Riley wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open January 23 3rd edition of Joseph Kane's Famous 1st Facts published January 23 AP picks "Miracle Braves" of 1914 as greatest sports upset January 23 Israeli Knesset resolves Jerusalem is capital of Israel January 23 NFL rule changes open way for 2-platoon system (offense and defense) January 23 Rebel army of cap Raymond Westerner occupies Bandung January 24 Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history January 25 73 degrees F (23 degrees C) highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in January January 26 India becomes a republic ceaseing to be a British dominion January 27 2nd Emmy Awards: Ed Wynn Show and Texaco Star Theater win January 28 Preston Tucker, auto maker, found not guilty of mail fraud January 30 "Robert Montgomery Presents" dramatic anthology premieres on NBC TV January 31 President Truman approves building of hydrogen bomb February 1 U.S.S.R. demands condemnation of Emperor Hirohito for war crimes February 1 Urko Kekkonen elected president of Finland February 2 1st broadcast of "What's My Line," on CBS-TV February 2 "Arms and the Girl" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 134 performances February 3 Nuclear physicist Klaus Fuchs arrested on spy charges February 7 Georges Bidault forms French government February 7 U.S. and Great Britain recognize Bao Dai Vietnamese regime February 9 Senator Joseph McCarthy charges State Department infested with 205 communists February 11 "Rag Mop" by The Ames Brothers hit #1 February 12 Albert Einstein warns against hydrogen bomb February 12 Senator Joe McCarthy claims to have list of 205 communist government employees February 14 Moroney scores cricket twin centuries for Australia at Johannesburg February 14 U.S.S.R. and China sign peace treaty February 15 KENS TV channel 5 in San Antonio, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting February 15 Walt Disney's "Cinderella" released February 15 WM Inge's "Come Back, Little Sheba," premieres in New York City February 15 WSYR (now WSTM) TV channel 3 in Syracuse, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting February 16 Longest-running prime-time game show, "What's My Line" begins on CBS February 16 Writers fail to elect anyone to Baseball's Hall of Fame February 17 31 die in a train crash in Rockville Center, New York February 18 "Dance Me a Song" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 35 performances February 20 Dylan Thomas arrives in New York City for his 1st U.S. poetry reading tour February 20 WOL-AM in Washington D.C. swaps calls with WWDC February 21 WOI TV channel 5 in Ames-Des Moines, IA (ABC/PBS) begins broadcasting February 22 Brockway and Weinstock publish "Men of Music" February 24 Labour wins British parliamentary election February 25 "Your Show of Shows" with Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca premieres on NBC Writers include Mel Brooks, Neil Simon and Woody Allen February 26 Leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety," premieres in New York City February 27 General Chiang Kai-shek elected president of Nationalist China February 28 "Alive and Kicking" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 46 performances March 1 Chiang Kai-shek resumed the presidency of National China on Formosa March 1 Klaus Fuchs sentenced to 14 years for atomic espionage (London) March 1 U.S.S.R. issues golden rubles March 3 3 months as National-American Football League takes back NFL name March 7 Ice Pairs Championship at London won by K Kennedy and P Kennedy (USA) March 7 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in London won by Alena Vrzanova CZE March 7 Men Figure Skating Championship in London won by Richard Button (USA) March 8 1st woman medical officer assigned to naval vessel (BR Walters) March 8 Marshall Voroshilov of U.S.S.R. announces they developed atomic bomb March 9 Willie Sutton robs Manufacturers Bank of $64,000 in New York City March 12 Belgium votes (58%) for return of King Leopold III March 12 Pope Pius XII encyclical "On combating atheistic propaganda" March 13 General Motors reports net earnings of $656,434,232 (record) March 14 FBI's "10 Most Wanted Fugitives" program begins March 15 "Consul" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 269 performances March 15 Gian Carlo Menotti's opera "Consul," premieres in New York City March 15 New York City hires Dr. Wallace E Howell as its official "rainmaker" March 16 1st annual National Book Awards March 17 Belgian government of Eyskens resigns March 17 Element 98 (Californium) announced March 18 CCNY beats Bradley 69-61 for the NIT championship March 18 "Touch and Go" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 176 performances March 19 5th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson Zaharias March 19 City College of New York defeats Bradley to win the NIT March 23 22rd Academy Awards - "All King's Men," Crawford and De Havilland win March 23 "Great to Be Alive" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 52 performances March 23 Sophocles Venizelos forms liberal Greeks government March 23 U.N. World Meteorological Organization established March 24 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Yvonne C Sherman March 24 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button March 27 Jazz pianist, Erroll Garner's solo concert (Cleveland, Ohio) March 27 Netherlands recognizes People's Republic of China March 27 WHAS TV channel 11 in Louisville, Kentucky (CBS) begins broadcasting March 28 12th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: CCNY beats Bradley 71-68 New York City college becomes 1st to win NCAA and National Inv Basketball in same year March 30 Phototransistor invention announced, Murray Hill, New Jersey April 2 WTAR (now WTKR) TV channel 3 in Norfolk, Virginia (CBS) begins broadcasting April 4 Dirk Stikker becomes chairman of OES April 5 Prague espionage trial against bishops and priests begins April 6 John F. Dulles becomes advisor to U.S. Secretary of State Acheson April 8 "Miss Liberty" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 308 performances April 9 14th Golf Masters Championship: Jimmy Demaret wins, shooting a 283 April 9 4th Tony Awards: Cocktail Party and South Pacific win April 9 Bob Hope's 1st TV appearance April 11 Prince Rainier III becomes ruler of Monaco April 11 U.S. B-29 bomber shot down above Latvia April 14 1st edition of British strip "Eagle" April 14 Doorne's Auto factory opens in Netherlands April 18 1st opening night-game, Cards beat Pirates, 4-2 April 18 1st transatlantic jet passenger trip April 18 Polish Catholic church and government sign accord over relations April 18 Sam Jethroe is 1st black to play for Boston Braves April 18 Yankees win 15-10 after trailing Red Sox 9-0 in 6th April 19 54th Boston Marathon won by Kee Yong Ham of Korea in 2:32:39 April 20 Baltimore's Memorial Stadium opens - Orioles of International League April 23 1st major league day game completed under lights (Phils 6, Braves 5) April 23 4th NBA Championship: Minnesota Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals, 4 games to 2 April 23 Nationalist China evacuates Hainan Island April 23 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 3 April 24 Independent republic of South Molukkas declared April 24 "Peter Pan" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 320 performances April 24 President Truman denies there are communists in U.S. government April 25 Ambon (proclaims RMS (Republik Maluku Selatan) April 25 Chuck Cooper becomes 1st black to play in NBA April 26 Last horse race at Havre de Grace Track in Md, is run April 26 University of Miami ends William and Mary straight tennis match victories at 82 April 27 South Africa passes Group Areas Act segregating races April 27 "Tickets, Please" opens at Coronet Theater New York City for 245 performances April 30 Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA 144-hole Golf Weathervane May 1 Gwendolyn Brooks, is 1st Black awarded a Pulitzer Prize for her poetry May 1 Mayor of Brussels reluctantly bans May Day parade May 1 New marriage laws enforced in People's Republic China May 1 Pulitzer prize awarded to Rodgers and Hammerstein (South Pacific) May 1 WJIM (now WLNS) TV channel 6 in Lansing, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting May 2 Carlo Terrons "Giuditta," premieres in Milan May 2 Dutch 1st Chamber accept Laws on immigration May 2 Dutch Prime Minister Malan recognizes South Africa but not China PR May 5 Phumiphon Abundet crowned as king Rama IX of Thailand May 6 76th Kentucky Derby: William Boland on Middleground wins in 2:01.6 May 6 "Great to Be Alive" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 52 performances May 6 Liz Taylor's 1st marriage to Conrad Hilton, Jr. May 8 Chiang Kai-shek asks U.S. for weapons May 9 French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman calls for European community EGKS May 9 Norman Dello Joco's premieres in Bronxville May 11 Belgium mine disaster at Borinage, 39 die May 11 Eugene Ionesco's "La Cantatrice Chauve," premieres in Paris May 12 Darius Milhauds opera "Bolivar," premieres in Paris May 13 Diner's Club issues its 1st credit cards May 14 Pittsburgh Johnny Hopp goes 6 for 6 including 2 home runs May 18 "Liar" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 12 performances May 18 Tommy Glaviano makes 3 consecutive errors on grounders May 19 New York Times reports of worlds smallest and dumbest mechanical brain May 20 76th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Prince wins in 1:59.2 May 21 Vietnamese troops of Ho Chi-Minh attack Cambodia May 22 Celal Bayar elected president of Turkey May 22 Dutch poet Gerrit Achterberg wins PC Hooft prize May 22 Richard Strauss' "4 Last Songs" (4 letzte Lieder) in London May 25 Bkln-Battery Tunnel opens in New York City May 27 "Arms and the Girl" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 134 performances May 27 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Wallace Stevens May 30 Patty Berg wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open May 31 Due to rain, Indy 500 shortened to 345 miles, Johnny Parson wins May 31 Laker takes 14-12-2-8 in Test Cricket trial June 1 WKZO (now WWMT) TV channel 3 in Kalamazoo, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast June 2 St. Louis Browns pitcher Harry Dorish swipes home vs Washington Senators June 3 French expedition reaches top of Himalayan peak of Annapurna in Nepal June 4 CVP wins Belgian parliamentary election June 4 Dutch cyclist Wim van Est wins Bordeaux-Paris (586 km in 17:25) June 5 U.S. Supreme Court undermines legal foundations of segregation June 6 East Germany and Poland sign treaty about Oder-Neisse border June 8 Boston Red Sox beat St. Louis Browns 29-4 (win by record 25 runs) June 8 Jean Duvieusart becomes Belgian premier June 8 Test Cricket debut of Ramadhin and Valentine (8-104 1st inn) vs. England June 10 50th U.S. Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 287 at Merion Golf Club PA June 10 82nd Belmont: William Boland aboard Middleground wins in 2:28.6 June 10 Germany doesn't annex Oder-Neissegrens June 11 Ben Hogan wins U.S. Open golf tournament June 12 2 Air France DC-4s crash near Bahrain, about 100 die June 12 Connie Mack named Honorary Manager of the All-Star Game June 13 South African parliament accept "Groups Area Act" June 17 1st kidney transplant, Chicago June 17 Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Syria sign security pact June 18 Cleveland Indians score 14 runs in 1st inning, beat A's 21-2 June 20 Dutch Air Force base Tjililitan given to Indonesia June 20 Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit, Yankees beat Indians 8-2 June 21 Joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000th hit June 23 Indians' Luke Easter hits longest ball in Cleveland Stadium history, 477 feet, into upper deck, Section 4 June 23 Swiss parliament refuses voting right for women June 23 Yankees and Tigers hit record 11 home runs, Tigers win 10-9 June 24 Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Western Women's Golf Open June 24 French government-Bidault resigns June 24 New York Giant Wes Westrum hits 3 home runs and a triple June 25 Israeli airline El Al begins service June 25 Johnny Pramesa (Reds) and Hank Thompson (Giants) hit inside the park home runs June 25 Korean conflict begins; North Korea invades South Korea June 25 U.N. member states begin using integrated forces against North Korea June 26 President Gottwald of Czechoslovakia confirms Milada Horakova's death sentence June 27 32nd PGA Championship: Chandler Harper at Scioto CC Columbus Ohio June 27 "Liar" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 12 performances June 27 North Koreans troop reach Seoul, United Nations asks members to aid South Korea, Truman orders Air Force and Navy into Korean conflict June 27 U.S. sends 35 military advisers to South Vietnam June 28 "Michael Todd's Peep Show" opens at Winter Garden New York City for 278 performances June 29 U.S. beats England 1-0 in a world cup soccer game (next win in 1994) June 29 West Indies beat England by 326 runs thanks Ramadhin and Valentine June 30 U.S. General MacArthur visits front in South Korea and asks for U.S. troops July 1 1st 407 U.S. soldiers flown to South Korea July 1 "Lost in the Stars" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 281 performances July 1 New York City bus fare rises to 10 cents equal to subway fare, combo fare at 15 cents July 1 WHBF TV channel 4 in Rock Island, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting July 2 Indian Bob Feller, wins his 200th game, 5-3 over Detroit July 3 1st time U.S. and North Korean forces clash in Korean War July 3 Casey Stengel asks Joe DiMaggio to play 1st base (handles 13 chances) July 4 Braves Sid Gordon ties season grand slam record with 4 July 4 Truman signs public law 600 (Puerto Ricans write own constitution) July 5 Law of Return passes, guarantees all Jews right to live in Israel July 6 East Germany recognizes Oder-Neisse borders with Poland July 7 1st Farnborough airshow held July 7 64th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Budge Patty beats Sedgman (61 8-10 62 63) July 7 79th British Golf Open: Bobby Locke shoots a 279 at Royal Troon July 8 33.4 cm rain fall at York, Nebraska (state record) July 8 57th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Louise Brough beats M duPont (61 36 61) July 8 General Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief, United Nations forces in Korea July 8 Leroy Deans awarded 1st Order of Purple Heart in Korea July 9 13.15" (33.40 cm) of rainfall, York, Nebraska (state 24-hour record) July 10 "Your Hit Parade" premieres on NBC (later CBS) TV July 11 17th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-3 in 14 at Comiskey Park, Chicago Ted Williams breaks his elbow; 1st extra inning All Star Game July 12 Hague Council of Annulment convicts German war criminals W Lages, FH Van de Funten and F Fischer to death July 12 ILTF re-admit Germany and Japan in Davis Cup, Poland and Hungary withdraws July 13 Doctors remove 7 bone fragments from Ted Williams elbow July 13 Rene Pleven forms French government July 14 RE Wayne awarded 1st Distinguished Flying Cross in Korea July 16 Single day 16 team home run record set at 37 (NL-25, AL-12) July 16 Uruguay beats Brazil 2-1 for soccer's 4th World Cup in Rio de Janeiro July 17 Indonesian troops land on Buru, South-Molukka July 19 French/Vietnamese offensive against Viet Minh July 19 New York Yankees obtain their 1st black players, Elston Howard and Frank Barnes July 19 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Summi maeroris July 20 "Arthur Murray Party" premieres on ABC TV (later DuMont, CBS, NBC) July 22 Frank Worrell completes 261 vs. England at Trent Bridge July 22 King Leopold, after 6 years in exile, returns to Belgium July 24 V-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; 1st launch from Cape Canaveral July 26 Dodgers' Jim Russell is 1st to switch-hits home runs twice in a game July 26 KNIL (Royal Dutch East Indies Army) unites July 27 President Truman promises aid to Taiwan July 29 Pee Wee Reese, hits the 3,000th Dodger home run August 1 1st Major League baseball player to fight in Korea (Curt Simmons) August 1 American Bowling Congress ends all-white-males rule August 1 Guam adopts constitution (Organic Act) August 1 King Leopold of Belgium abdicates, Baudouin becomes King August 5 Ezzard Charles KOs Freddie Beshore to retain HW boxing title August 5 Florence Chadwick swims English Canal (13:23) August 8 Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA All-American Golf Open August 9 Lusty Song wins Hambletonian August 11 17th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 17, Philadelphia 7 (88,885) August 11 Boston Brave Vern Bickford no-hits Brooklyn Dodger, 7-0 August 11 Hitting just .279, Yank great Joe DiMaggio is benched for 1st time August 11 King Boudouin I takes oath as royal prince of Belgium August 12 New York Giants (NFL) beat Ottawa Roughriders (CFL) 20-6 in Ottawa August 12 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Humani generis August 13 Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA World Golf Championship August 13 President Truman gives military aid to Vietnamese regime Bao-Dai August 15 8.6 earthquake in India kills 20,000 to 30,000 August 15 Ezzard Charles TKOs Freddie Beshore in 14 for heavyweight boxing title August 15 Indians make their 1st triple play at Cleveland Stadium August 15 Indies Constitution goes into effect August 15 Joseph Pholien becomes Belgian premier August 15 President Sukarno proclaims unity of Indonesia August 15 Rotterdam harbor strike begins August 16 West Indies complete historic 3-1 series win against England August 17 Indonesia gains independence from Netherlands August 17 Pee Wee Reese (Dodgers) and Sam Calderone (Giants) hit inside park home runs August 19 ABC begins Saturday morning kid shows (Animal Clinic and Acrobat Ranch) August 22 Abdel Rehim swims English Channel (10:50) August 22 Althea Gibson becomes 1st black competetor in national tennis competition August 22 Rotterdam harbor strike end August 23 Jack Holden wins marathon (2:32:12) August 23 West Germany and Japan readmitted to International Amateur Athletic Federation August 24 Edith Sampson named 1st black U.S. delegate to U.N. August 24 Operation Magic Carpet concludes transporting 45,000 Yemenite Jews August 25 President Truman orders army to seize control of RR to avert a strike August 25 Sugar Ray Robinson KOs Jose Basora to win middleweight boxing title August 26 39th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in New York (4-1) August 27 1st transmission of a TV program from continental Europe shown on BBC August 27 General Foods blacklists Jean Muir of Aldrich Family as a communist August 28 Earle and Roy Mack, purchase 54% of A's from Connie Mack Jr August 29 International Olympic Committee votes admission to West Germany and Japan in '52 August 31 Dodger Gil Hodges hits 4 home runs and a single in a game vs Braves September 1 13 North Korean divisions open assault on United Nations lines September 1 West Berlin granted a constitution September 4 1st helicopter rescue of American pilot behind enemy lines September 4 D McI Hodgson of St. Ann Bay, Nova Scotia catches a 997 lb tuna September 4 Heavy typhoon strikes Japan, kills about 250 September 5 64th U.S. Womens Tennis: Margaret Osborne duPont beats D Hart (63 63) September 5 70th U.S. Mens Tennis: Art Larsen beats Herbert Flam (63 46 57 64 63) September 5 98.3 cm rainfall at Yankeetown, Florida (state record) September 7 Monasteries shut down in Hungary September 9 1st use of TV laugh track - Hank McCune September 9 Massive arrests of communists in France September 9 "Texas, Li'l Darlin'" closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 293 performances September 9 "Where's Chartev?" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 792 performances September 10 Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st to hit 3 home run in a game at Griffith Stadium September 11 1st typesetting machine to dispense with metal type exhibited September 11 33 die in a train crash in Coshocton, Ohio September 11 "Beetle Bailey" comic strip debuts September 11 Dick Tracy TV show sparks uproar concerning violence September 12 Belgian government dismisses all communist civil servants September 14 Western allies rearm West Germany September 15 During Korean conflict, United Nations forces land at Inchon in South Korea September 15 East German premier Grotewohl pleads for German reunification September 15 For a record 6th time, New York Yankee Johnny Mize hits 3 home runs in one game September 15 Longest game in Phila's Shribe Park, Phillies beat Reds 8-7 in 19 September 15 U.N. lands at Inchon to drive North Korean troops out of the south September 15 U.S. troop land on Wolmi-Do island off of Seoul September 16 Cleveland Rams (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, beat Philadelphia 35-10) September 16 Viet Minh-offensive against French bases in Vietnam September 17 San Francisco 49ers (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, lose 21-17 September 18 Nakagawa Soen, Zen teacher, receives dharma transmission September 19 European Payment Union forms in Paris September 19 Great Three acknowledge Bond government as only German government September 19 U.N. reject membership of China's People Republic September 22 Nobel peace prize awarded to Ralph J Bunche (1st black winner) September 22 Omar N. Bradley promoted to rank of 5-star general September 23 Patty Berg wins LPGA Sunset Hills Golf Open September 23 Philadelphia A's Joe Astroth is 4th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (6th) September 23 U.S. Mustangs accidentally bombs British on Hill 282 Korea, 17 killed September 24 "Operation Magic Carpet"-All Jews from Yemen move to Israel September 26 Australia wins Davis Cup tennis tournament September 26 Because of forest fire in Br Columbia, blue moon appears in England September 26 Phils pitcher Jim Konstanty makes record 71st appearance of year September 26 U.N. troops in Korean War recapture South Korean capital of Seoul September 27 Dr. Ralph Bunche receives Nobel Peace Prize September 27 Heavyweight champ Ezzard Charles KOs Joe Louis in New York City for heavyweight boxing title September 28 Indonesia becomes 60th member of UN September 29 New York Yankees clinch 2nd consecutive pennant under Casey Stengel September 29 Telephone Answering Machine created by Bell Laboratories September 29 "Tin Pan Alley TV," last airs on ABC-TV September 30 1st congress of International Astronautical Federation opens in Paris September 30 Radio's "Grand Ole Opry" is broadcasted on TV for 1st time September 30 WSM TV channel 4 in Nashville, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting October 1 Browns lose to Giants, setting club record for fewest points scored by both teams (tied in 1979), New York 6, Cleveland 0 October 1 Phillies win NL pennant on last day of season (10th inning home run) October 1 South Korean troops exceed 38 degrees latitude October 2 1st strip of Charlie Brown, "Li'l Folks," later "Peanuts" in 9 papers October 2 Bob Shaw of Chicago Cardinals sets NFL record with 5 TD receptions October 2 Chicago Cards Jim Hardy passes for 6 touchdowns vs Baltimore Colts (55-13) October 2 Mao Tse Tung proclaims in telegram to Stalin, China intervenes Korea October 2 Red Sox Dom DiMaggio leads AL with only 15 stolen bases October 3 1st black lead (Ethel Waters) on TV (Beulah) October 3 Baseball rules Phils lefty Curt Simmons cannot play in World Series despite his being on furlough from Army October 3 Indonesian army opens assault on Ambon, South Moluccas October 4 French troops vacate Cla Afraid Vietnam October 5 "Pardon Our French" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 100 performances October 7 New York Yankees sweep Philadelphia Phillies in 47th World Series October 7 U.S. forces invade Korea by crossing 38th parallel October 7 Walter Bedell Smith replaces Roscoe H Hillenkoetter as 4th CIA head October 7 Whitey Ford wins his 1st World Series game, 5-2 October 7 William H. Jackson, becomes deputy director of CIA October 7 Yankees win 13th world championship sweeping Phillies October 8 4th NHL All-Star Game: Detroit beat All-Stars 7-1 at Detroit October 8 Cleveland Browns play Pittsburgh for 1st time, beat Steelers 30-17 October 12 "Call Me Madam" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 644 performances October 14 Reverend Sun Young Moon liberated from Hung Nam prison October 18 Connie Mack retires as manager of A's after 50 years October 19 Bird Building at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is dedicated October 19 U.N. forces entered Pyongyang, capital of North Korea October 21 Chinese forces occupy Tibet October 21 Death penality abolished in Belgium October 21 Patty Berg wins LPGA Hardscrabble Women's Golf Invitation October 21 Tom Powers of Duke scores 6 touchdowns October 22 Los Angeles Rams beat Baltimore Colts 70-27 October 25 Dutch NSB leader C van Gelderen sentenced to life October 25 Jean Anouilh's "La Repetition, ou L'Amour Pani," premieres in Paris October 25 Sukarno appointed president of Republic Indonesia October 26 630 Dutch volunteers depart (on)to Korea October 26 Branch Rickey resigns as Brooklyn Dodger president October 26 Mother Teresa found her Mission of Charity in Calcutta, India October 26 South Korean troops reach Chosan at Chinese boundary October 27 Paul Creston's 3rd Symphony "Triumph of St. Joan," premieres October 29 British minister of Finance Stafford Cripps resigns October 29 Cleveland Browns' Marion Motley sets record for highest avg gain in a game with 17.1 (10 attempts), Cleveland 45, Pittsburgh 7 October 29 Wally Triplett avgs 735 yards on 3 kickoff returns October 30 David Diamond's 3rd Symphony, premieres October 31 Collazo and Torresola attempt to kill Truman in Washington, D.C. November 1 82 degrees F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in Nov November 1 Puerto Rican nationalists try to kill President Truman at Blair House November 2 "Barrier" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 4 performances November 2 Phillies reliever Jim Konstanty wins NL MVP November 4 "Barrier" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 4 performances November 4 "Consul" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 269 performances November 4 Indonesian troops reconquer Ambonese capital Ambon November 4 U.S. troops vacate Pyongyang North Korea November 5 Cleveland Browns' Tommy James intercepts 3 passes, club record November 5 Philippines president Quirino ends emergency crisis November 6 Branch Rickey signs 5-yr contract as Vice President/General Manager of Pittsburgh Pirates November 6 Chinese offensive halts at Chongchon River, North Korea November 6 King Tribhuvana of Nepal flees to India November 7 Carlo Terron's "Processo Agli Innocenti," premieres in Milan November 7 French women and children leaves Hanoi/Tonkin-delta November 8 1st jet-plane battle ever, in Korean War November 8 Boston Red Sox 1B Walt Dropo wins AL Rookie of Year November 8 In the Korean War, 1st jet battle takes place November 8 Walt Dropo of Boston Red Sox selected AL Rookie of Year November 9 Boston Brave Sam Jethroe wins NL Rookie of Year November 9 Phillies skipper Eddie Sawyer selected as Manager of Year November 9 White Sox release Luke Appling, who had been a Sox since 1930 November 10 After 9 years, Cleveland Indians fire manager Lou Boudreau November 10 Clifford Odet's "Country Girl," premieres in New York City November 10 Jacobo Arbenz Guzman elected President of Guatemala November 10 Nobel for literature awarded to William Faulkner November 10 Spanish dictator Franco ends war in Gibraltar November 12 Gene Roberts sets NFL New York Giant rushing record (218 yards) vs Chicago Cards November 13 U.S. win 1st world championship bridge contest November 15 Arthur Dorrington is 1st black man in organized hockey, Atlantic City Seagulls of Eastern Amateur Hockey League November 16 Egyptian king Faruk demands departure of all British troops November 16 U.N. gets U.S. government approval to issue postage stamps November 16 U.S. President Truman proclaims emergency crisis caused by communist threat November 18 South Korea President Syngman Rhee forced to end mass executions November 19 U.S. General Eisenhower becomes supreme commander of NATO-Europe November 22 7,021 see lowest NBA score, Ft. Wayne Pistons 19, Minneapolis Lakers 18 November 22 79 die in a train crash in Richmond Hills NY November 23 Howard Swanson's "Short Symphony," premieres November 24 "Guys and Dolls" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 1200 performances November 24 U.N. troops begin an assault intending to end Korean War by Christmas November 24 U.S. infantry division conquerors Chonju, Korea November 25 38th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 13-0 November 25 "Tickets, Please" closes at Coronet Theater New York City after 245 performances November 25 U.N. gives Eritrea to Ethiopia November 26 China enters Korean conflict, sends troops across Yalu River November 27 Red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract November 27 Trial against RC clergy "imperialistic conspiracy" begins in Prague November 28 Walter O'Malley fires Burt Shotton as Dodgers manager November 29 National Council of Church of Christ in U.S. forms November 30 U.S. President Truman threatens China with atom bomb December 2 Vic Toweel knocks down Danny O'Sullivan 14 times in a title fight December 3 Cleveland Browns last NFL team with no-pass game (beat Philadelphia 13-7) December 3 Cleveland Browns' Horace Gillom sets club record with 12 punts December 3 Paul Harvey begins his national radio broadcast December 5 Ezzard Charles KOs Nick Barone in 11 for heavyweight boxing title December 5 Sikkim becomes a protectorate of India December 6 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mirabile illud December 10 Ralph J Bunche (1st black American) presented Nobel Peace Prize December 11 Baseball owners vote 9-7 not to renew Commissioner Chandler's contract December 11 Hindemiths Concerto for clarinet, premieres December 12 16th Heisman Trophy Award: Vic Janowicz, Ohio State (HB) December 12 Baseball owners vote to drop 4-year old bonus and high school rule December 13 James Dean begins his career with an appearance in a Pepsi commercial December 13 "Let's Make an Opera" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 5 performances December 14 Baseball owners choose Lou Perini (Braves), Phil Wrigley (Cubs), Del Webb (Yankees), and Ellis Ryan (Indians) to select new commissioner December 14 "Bless You All" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 84 performances December 14 U.N. General Assembly establishes High Commission for Refugees (Nobel 1954) December 15 Ezzard Charles KOs Nick Barone to retain heavyweight boxing title December 15 New York City's Port Authority opens December 16 "Let's Make an Opera" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 5 performances December 16 Truman proclaims state of emergency against "Communist imperialism" December 19 General Eisenhower named NATO commander December 19 Tibet's Dalai Lama flees Chinese invasion December 20 "Harvey," starring James Stewart, premieres in NY December 21 Cole Porter's musical "Out of this World," premieres in New York City December 21 "Out of This World" opens at New Century Theater New York City for 157 performances December 22 2 self-propelled trains of Long Island RR collide, killing 77 December 24 Cleveland Browns win NFL championship, beat LA 30-28 December 25 Cleveland Browns beat Los Angeles Rams 30-28 in NFL championship game December 25 Coronation Stone, taken from Scone in Scotland by Edward I in 1296, stolen from Westminster Abbey and smuggled back to Scotland December 25 Dick Tracy marries Tess Truehart December 26 Gillette and Mutual buy All Star and World Series rights ($6M for 6 yrs) December 28 Chinese troops cross 38th Parallel, into South Korea December 30 Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia become Independent states in France Union December 31 Jockeys W Shoemaker and Joe Culmone set record of 388 wins in a year
