January 1 Ernest Blochs "Suite Hebraique," premieres January 1 WBRE TV channel 28 in Wilkes-Barre Scranton, Pennsylvania (NBC) 1st broadcast January 2 NBA Baltimore Bullets begin a 32 game road losing streak January 4 KTSM TV channel 9 in El Paso, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting January 5 Passenger ships Willem Ruys and Orange collide in the Red Sea January 5 Samuel Beckett's "En Attendant Godot," premieres in Paris January 6 WKBN TV channel 27 in Youngstown, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting January 7 President Truman announces development of hydrogen bomb January 8 Indians bar night games with Browns (who refuse to share TV receipts) January 8 Rene Mayer forms French government January 9 Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 116 pts in basketball game January 9 Korean ferryboat "Chang Tyong-Ho" sank off Pusan killing 249 January 10 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Archibald MacLeish January 10 "My Darlin' Aida" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 89 performances January 10 NFL Pro Bowl: National Conference beats American Conference 27-7 January 11 J Edgar Hoover declines 6 figure offer to become president of International Boxing Club January 12 9 "Jewish" physicians arrested for "terrorist activities" in Moscow January 13 Gas explosion in Belgium coal mine kills 14 January 13 KOLD TV channel 13 in Tucson, Arizona (CBS) begins broadcasting January 13 Marshal Josip Tito chosen president of Yugoslavia January 14 Vaughan William's "Sinfonia Antartica," premieres in Manchester January 14 WALA TV channel 10 in Mobile, AL (NBC) begins broadcasting January 14 Yugoslavia elects it's 1st president (Marshal Tito) January 15 16 car Federal Express train loses brakes and crashes in Washington D.C. station January 15 GDR Minister of Foreign affairs Georg Dertingen arrested for "espionage" January 16 27th Australian Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beat J Sampson (63 62) January 16 41st Australian Mens Tennis: Ken Rosewall beats Mervyn Rose (60 63 64) January 16 Egyptian Premier General Naguib disbands all political parties January 16 KXLY TV channel 4 in Spokane, WA (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting January 18 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open January 19 Jesse Owens named Illinois Athletic Commission secretary January 20 1st live coast-to-coast inauguration address (Eisenhower) January 20 1st U.S. telecast transmitted to Canada-from Buffalo NY January 21 John Foster Dulles appointed as Secretary of State January 22 Arthur Miller's "Crucible," premieres in New York City January 23 Bobby Simpson makes 1st-class debut for NSW 16 years 357 days January 23 NFL Dallas Texans become Baltimore Colts (now Indianapolis Colts) January 23 NFL's National and American conference become Eastern and Western conf January 25 WABI TV channel 5 in Bangor, ME (CBS) begins broadcasting January 25 Yuri Sergejev skates world record 500m in 40.9 sec January 27 Netherlands end Marshall aid January 28 J. Fred Muggs (the chimp) joins NBC's "Today Show" January 28 WJTV TV channel 12 in Jackson, MS (CBS) begins broadcasting January 29 1st movie in Cinemascope (The Robe) premieres January 31 Hurricane-like winds flood Netherlands drowning 1,835 January 31 New York, Cleveland, and Boston retaliate at Bill Veeck, forcing the Browns to play afternoon games to avoid sharing TV revenues January 31 "Princess Victoria" capsized off Stanraer Scotland; 133 die February 1 Dr. A de Waal appointed as Netherlands 1st female Assistant Secretary of State February 1 Flooding in Netherlands, kills 1,835 February 1 "General Electric Theater" premieres on CBS TV; Reagan later hosts February 1 WEEK TV channel 25 in Peoria, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting February 1 "You Are There" with Walter Cronkite premieres on CBS television February 3 J. Fred Muggs, a chimp, becomes a regular on NBC's Today Show February 5 5th Emmy Awards: I Love Lucy, Thomas Mitchell and Helen Hayes wins February 5 "Peter Pan" by Walt Disney opens at Roxy Theater, New York City February 6 Ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at 17 years 239 days, youngest Aussie February 6 U.S. controls on wages and some consumer goods were lifted February 8 Betty Jameson wins LPGA Serbin Golf Open February 8 WLVirginia (now WSET) TV channel 13 in Lynchburg-Roanoke, Virginia (ABC) begins February 9 "Adventures of Superman" TV series premieres in syndication February 9 General Walter Bedell Smith, USA, ends term as 4th director of CIA Allen W Dulles, becomes acting director of CIA February 9 WNEP TV channel 16 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (ABC) 1st broadcast February 10 Ice Dance Championship at Davos won by Westwood and Demmy GRB February 10 Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Jennifer and John Nicks of GRB February 10 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Tenley Albright USA February 10 Men's Figure Skating Champion in Davos won by Hayes Alan Jenkins USA February 11 "Hazel Flagg" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 190 performances February 11 J. Styne/B. Hilliard's musical "Hazel Flagg," premieres in New York City February 11 President Eisenhower refuses clemency appeal for Rosenberg couple February 11 Russia breaks diplomatic relations with Israel February 12 U.S.S.R. breaks relations with Israel February 13 A's change name of Shibe Park to Connie Mack Stadium February 17 Baseball star/pilot Ted Williams uninjured as plane shot down in Korea February 17 DSB soccer team forms in Eindhoven February 18 "Bwana Devil," the 1st 3-D movie, opened in New York February 18 KOLN TV channel 10 in Lincoln, NB (CBS) begins broadcasting February 18 "Maggie" opens at National Theater New York City for 5 performances February 18 Premiere of 1st 3-D feature film-"Bwana Devil" (New York City) February 19 Georgia approves U.S. 1st literature censorship board February 19 Ted Williams safely crash-lands his damaged Panther jet February 19 William Inge's "Picnic," premieres in New York City February 20 August A. Busch buys the Cards for $3.75 million February 20 U.S. Court of Appeals rules that Organized Baseball is a sport and not a business, affirming the 25-year-old Supreme Court ruling February 21 Francis Crick and James Watson discover structure of DNA-molecule February 21 Longest collegiate basketball game (6 OTs) Niagara beats Siena 88-81 February 21 "Maggie" closes at National Theater New York City after 5 performances February 25 "Wonderful Town" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 559 performances February 26 Allen W. Dulles, promoted from deputy to 5th director of CIA February 28 Stalin meets with Beria, Bulganin, Khrushchev and Malenkov March 1 Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open March 1 KAUZ TV channel 6 in Wichita Falls, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting March 1 KTNT (now KSTW) TV channel 11 in Tacoma-Seattle, WA (IND) begins March 1 WJZ-AM in New York City becomes WABC; WJZ-TV in Baltimore final transmission March 1 WTAJ TV channel 10 in Altoona, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting March 3 Boston Braves, who own Milwaukee minor league franchise, block St. Louis Browns attempt to shift their franchise to Milwaukee March 3 Canadian Comet crashes at Karachi, 11 killed March 6 Malenkov becomes chairman of the U.S.S.R. March 7 Jackie McGlew scores 255* vs. New Zealand at Wellington March 8 Census indicates 239,000 farmers gave up farming in last 2 years March 8 KSWO TV channel 7 in Lawton, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting March 8 Patty Berg wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open March 8 "Two's Company" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 90 performances March 8 WFMJ TV channel 21 in Youngstown, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting March 9 Josef Stalin buried in Moscow March 11 1st woman army doctor commissioned (FM Adams) March 11 American B-47 accidentally drops a nuclear bomb on South Carolina, the bomb doesn't go off due to 6 safety catches March 14 KOLR TV channel 10 in Springfield, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting March 14 Nikita Khrushchev succeeds Malenkov as secretary Communist Party March 15 Patty Berg wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship March 15 West Germany loses in soccer to Netherlands, 2-1 March 16 AL rejects Bill Veeck's request to move St. Louis Browns to Baltimore March 17 Bill Veeck says he will sell his 80% of St. Louis Browns for $2,475M March 17 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site March 17 WBAY TV channel 2 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting March 17 WWLP TV channel 22 in Springfield, MA (NBC) begins broadcasting March 18 15th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Kansas 69-68 March 18 Boston Braves move to Milwaukee March 18 Earthquake strikes West Turkey, 250 die March 18 KGNC (now KAMR) TV channel 4 in Amarillo, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting March 18 NL approves Boston Braves move to Milwaukee (1st shift since 1903) March 19 25th Academy Awards - "Greatest Show on Earth," Gary Cooper and Shirley Booth win (1st time televised) March 19 Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real," premieres in New York City March 21 NBA record 106 fouls and 12 players foul out (Boston-Syracuse) March 22 Antonin Zapotocky chosen as president of Czechoslovakia March 22 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Golf Open March 24 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site March 26 Dr. Jonas Salk announces vaccine to prevent polio March 27 21 die in a train crash in Conneaut Ohio March 28 7th Tony Awards: Crucible and Wonderful Town win March 28 KCAU TV channel 9 in Sioux City, IA (ABC) begins broadcasting March 28 "New Faces (of 1952)" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 365 performances March 28 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright March 28 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins March 29 Patty Berg wins LPGA New Orleans Women's Golf Open March 30 Einstein announces revised unified field theory March 31 Department of Health, Education and Welfare established March 31 U.N. Security Council nominates Dag Hammarskjold secretary-general April 1 J van Bale appointed governor of New Guinea April 1 KXMC TV channel 13 in Minot, ND (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting April 1 Walcott Worrell and Weekes all make centuries in innings vs. India April 2 Raab forms his 1st government in Austria April 4 KFDA TV channel 10 in Amarillo, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting April 5 Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open April 5 WEYI TV channel 25 in Saginaw, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting April 7 1st west-to-east jet transatlantic nonstop flight April 7 Dag Hammarskjold of Sweden elected 2nd United Nations general-secretary April 9 Jomo Kenyatta sentenced to 7 years in Kenya April 9 "TV Guide" publishes 1st issue April 10 7th NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 1 April 10 "House of Wax," 1st 3-D movie, released (New York City) April 11 Oveta Culp Hobby becomes 1st at Health, Education, and Welfare April 12 17th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Hogan wins, shooting a 274 April 12 Keizo Yamada runs fastest marathon to date, at Boston April 12 KFDX TV channel 3 in Wichita Falls, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting April 13 1st game of Milwaukee Braves, they beat Cincinnati Reds 2-0 April 14 Viet-Minh offensive in Laos April 14 WHYN (now WGGB) TV channel 40 in Springfield-Holyoke, MA (ABC) begins April 15 Malans National Party wins South African elections April 15 WHP TV channel 21 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting April 16 British royal yacht Britannia taken out of service April 16 Jackie Pung wins LPGA Palm Springs Golf Open April 16 Phillie's Connie Ryan gets 6 hits in a game April 16 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1 April 16 WAND TV channel 17 in Decatur, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting April 17 Mickey Mantle hits a 565' (172 m) home run in Washington D.C.'s Griffith Stadium April 18 "Pal Joey" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 542 performances April 19 Louise Suggs wins LPGA San Diego Golf Open April 19 WAFB TV channel 9 in Baton Rouge, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting April 20 57th Boston Marathon won by Keizo Yamada of Japan in 2:18:51 April 23 General Charles P Cabell, USAF, becomes deputy director of CIA April 23 KTAR (now KPNX) TV channel 12 in Phoenix, Arizona (NBC) begins broadcasting April 23 WCOV TV channel 20 in Montgomery, Alabama (IND/CBS) begins broadcasting April 24 Winston Churchill knighted by Queen Elizabeth II April 27 1st general elections in British Guyana, won by Jagans PPP April 27 Wrestler Freddie Blassie coins term "Pencil neck geek" April 29 Joe Adcock is 1st to homer into Polo Grounds' center field bleachers April 30 Little-Bigger League changes its name to Babe Ruth League May 2 79th Kentucky Derby: Hank Moreno aboard Dark Star wins in 2:02 May 2 Feisal II installed as king of Iraq May 2 Hussein I installed as king of Jordan May 3 WTVO TV channel 17 in Rockford, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting May 4 Pulitzer prize awarded to E Hemingway (Old Man and The Sea) May 6 Brown's Bobo Holloman 1st major league start, no-hits Philadelphia A's, 6-0 May 7 "Can Can" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 892 performances May 7 Record 537-kg swordfish is caught by LE Marron, in Chile May 8 WIPB TV channel 49 in Muncie, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting May 10 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Sacramento Golf Open May 10 KCBD TV channel 11 in Lubbock, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting May 11 Tornado kills 114 in Waco Texas and causes $39M damage May 11 Winston Churchill criticizes John Foster Dulles domino theory May 12 KUHT TV channel 8 in Houston, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting May 15 Heavyweight Rocky Marciano KOs Joe Walcott in Chicago May 15 Osip Zadkines monument to "The destroyed city" unveiled in Rotterdam May 15 Rocky Marciano KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 1 for heavywgt boxing title May 16 Phillies Curt Simmons gives up a single, then retires next 27 in a row May 17 Patty Berg wins LPGA Reno Golf Open May 17 Yankees and Browns use record 41 players in a game May 18 Jacqueline Cochran is 1st woman to break the sound barrier May 19 Nuclear explosion in Nevada (fall-out in St. George, Utah) May 21 French government of Mayer resigns May 22 President Eisenhower signs Offshore Oil Bill May 22 Yankee Irv Noren hits into a triple-play, Yankees beat Washington 12-4 May 23 79th Preakness: Eric Guerin aboard Native Dancer wins in 1:57.8 May 23 Schools 1st use Cliff's Notes May 23 WHIZ TV channel 18 in Zanesville, OH (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting May 24 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Doctor Mellifluus May 25 1st atomic cannon electronically fired, Frenchman Flat, Nevada May 25 1st non-commercial educational television station, Houston, Texas May 25 Braves Max Surkont strikes out record 8 Reds in a row May 26 Dutch Convair crashes at Schipholweg, 2 die May 27 Dutch social democratic/Dutch Liberal Party win municipal elections May 28 Premier of 1st animated 3-D cartoon in Technicolor-"Melody" May 29 Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norkay are 1st to reach summit of Everest May 30 1st major league network baseball game-Cleveland 7, Chicago 2 May 30 23rd French Mens Tennis: Ken Rosewall beats V Seixas (63 64 16 62) May 30 23rd French Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats Doris Hart (62 64) May 31 Lebanese president Camille Shamun disbands government May 31 WSUN TV channel 38 in St. Petersburg-Tampa, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast June 1 KMJ (now KSEE) TV channel 24 in Fresno, California (NBC) begins broadcasting June 1 WDAY TV channel 6 in Fargo, ND (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting June 2 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey June 3 Alexander Cartwright founded baseball and not Abner Doubleday June 3 Congress cites research of New York City librarian Robert Henderson in proving June 3 KVOS TV channel 12 in Bellingham/Vancouver, WA (CBS) begins June 4 Pittsburgh trades outfielder Ralph Kiner and Joe Garagiola to Chicago June 5 Denmark adopts a new constitution June 5 U.S. Senate rejects China membership to U.N. June 7 1st color network telecast in compatible color, Boston, Massachusetts June 7 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open June 7 Mary Terrell wins struggle to end segregation in Washington D.C. restaurants June 7 WDAU (now WYOU) TV chan 22 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins June 8 Cluster of 6 tornadoes touch down in Flint Michigan killing 113 June 8 Segregated lunch counters in DC forbidden by Supreme Court June 8 Tornadoes kill 110 in Michigan and Ohio June 9 "Milton Berle Show/Texaco Star Theater," last airs on NBC-TV June 9 South African premier Malan visits Netherlands June 9 Worcester County tornado, 94 killed, 1310 injured, 10,000 homeless June 11 "Amos 'n Andy," TV Comedy, also radio from '29; last aired on CBS June 11 Test Cricket debut of Alan Davidson at Trent Bridge June 13 53rd U.S. Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 283 at Oakmont CC in Oakmont PA June 13 85th Belmont: Eric Guerin aboard Native Dancer wins in 2:28.6 June 13 Alec Bedser takes 14-99 (7-55 and 7-44) vs. Australia June 13 Jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:18:40.2) June 13 KOAA TV channel 5 in Pueblo-Colorado Spgs, CO (NBC) 1st broadcast June 14 Eisenhower condemns McCarthy's book burning proposal June 14 Elvis Presley graduates from LC Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee June 14 Military coup by general Gustavo Rojas Pinilla in Colombia June 14 Yankees sweep Indians 6-2, 3-0 before 74,708 win streak at 18 straight June 15 Browns end Yankees win streak at 18 and Browns 14-game losing streak June 15 Johnny Mize is 93rd player to get 2,000 hits June 15 New York City Transit Authority forms June 15 WLFI TV channel 18 in Lafayette, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting June 16 Despite Johnny Mize 2,000th hit, Yankees lose ending 18 game win streak and also ending St. Louis Brown 14 game losing streak June 17 Riots in East Germany for reunification June 17 Supreme Court Justice Wm O Douglas stays executions of spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg scheduled for next day their 14th anniversary June 18 Egypt proclaimed a republic, General Neguib becomes president June 18 Eugene Stephens is 1st to get 3 hits and Red Sox score 17 runs in 1 Inning (7th) Red Sox beat Detroit 23-3 June 18 USAF C124 Globemaster crashes near Tokyo killing 129 servicemen June 19 Albert W. Dent, elected president of National Health Council June 19 WCSouth Carolina TV channel 5 in Charleston, South Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting June 19 WTPennsylvania (now WHTM) TV channel 27 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (ABC) 1st broadcast June 20 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Western Golf Open June 23 Patty Berg wins LPGA All-American Women Golf Tournament June 24 KSWS (now KOBR) TV channel 8 in Roswell, New Mexico (NBC) begins broadcasting June 25 1st passenger to fly commercially around the world < 100 hours June 25 86 degrees F in Anchorage Alaska June 26 KCTV (now KLST) TV channel 8 in San Angelo, Texas (CBS) 1st broadcast June 26 Russian vice-premier/interior minister Beria arrested June 27 Joseph Laniel appointed French premier June 28 8th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls June 29 XETV TV channel 6 in Tijuana-San Diego, California (IND) begins broadcasting June 30 1st Corvette manufactured July 1 KLAS TV channel 8 in Las Vegas, NV (CBS) begins broadcasting July 1 KTVH (now KWCH) TV channel 12 in Hutchinson-Wichita, KS (CBS) begins July 3 67th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Vic Seixas beats Kurt Nielsen (97 63 64) July 4 60th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats D Hart (86 75) July 4 Imre Nagy succeeds Matyas Rakosi as premier of Hungary July 5 Jackie Pung wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament July 5 WANorth Carolina TV channel 21 in Asheville, North Carolina (IND) begins broadcasting July 7 35th PGA Championship: Walter Burkemo at Birmingham CC Michigan July 8 U.S. stops aid to Persia July 9 1st helicopter passenger service, New York City July 9 Phillies Robin Roberts ends streak of 28 consecutive complete games July 10 82nd British Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 282 at Carnoustie Dai Rees July 10 Pravda reports arrest of Beria [affiliate of imperialist] July 12 KTVB TV channel 7 in Boise, Idaho (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting July 14 20th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-1 at Crosley Field, Cincinnati July 14 Communist offensive in Korea July 16 KROC (now KTTC) TV channel 10 in Rochester, MN (NBC) 1st broadcast July 19 KIMA TV channel 29 in Yakima, WA (CBS) begins broadcasting July 19 WAKR (now WAKC) TV channel 23 in Akron, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting July 20 U.S.S.R./Israel recover diplomatic relations July 24 KEYT TV channel 3 in Santa Barbara, California (ABC) begins broadcasting July 25 New York City transit fare rises from 10 cents to 15 cents, 1st use of subway tokens July 26 Fidel Castro begins rebellion, the "26th of July Movement," against Fulgenico Batista's regime July 27 1st insulin isolated by F Banting and C Best in Toronto July 27 Dizzy Dean, Al Simmons Chief Bender, Bobby Wallace, Harry Wright, Ed Barrow, and Bill Klem and Tom Connolly are inducted into Hall of Fame July 27 North Korea and United Nations sign armistice July 27 Vatican disallows priest holiday work in factory July 29 U.S. bombers shot down at north of Wladiwostok July 31 Department of Health, Education and Welfare created August 1 California introduces sales tax, for education August 1 Fidel Castro arrested in Cuba August 1 KMBC TV channel 9 in Kansas City, Missouri (MET/ABC) begins broadcasting August 1 KOBI TV channel 5 in Medford, OR (NBC) begins broadcasting August 1 Northern Rhodesia becomes part of Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland August 1 Red Sox Ben Flowers sets then record of 8 consecutive games in relief August 2 Betty Jack Davis, singer (w/Skeeter Davis), killed in car crash August 2 KCPQ TV channel 13 in Tacoma-Seattle, WA (IND) begins broadcasting August 3 Frank Blair becomes news anchor of Today Show August 4 Black families move into Trumbull Park housing project in Chicago August 4 Vic Raschi sets pitcher record by driving in 7 runs and wins 15-0 August 5 Operation "Big Switch" Korean War prisoner exchanged at Panmunjom August 6 Ted Williams returns to Red Sox from the military August 7 Eastern Airlines enters jet age, uses Electra prop-jet August 8 Russia's Georgi Malenkov reports possession of hydrogen bomb August 8 U.S. and South Korea initial a mutual security pact August 9 Premier Mohammed Abdullah of Kashmir, fired August 12 Ann Davidson, 1st woman to sail solo across Atlantic, arrives Miami August 12 Heavy earthquake strikes Isotope islands, 435 killed August 12 Soviet Union conducts secret test of its 1st hydrogen bomb August 13 4-5 million French go on strike against economizations August 13 President Eisenhower establishes Government Contract Compliance Committee August 13 U.S. General Omar Bradley's becomes chief of staff August 14 20th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Detroit 24, All-Stars 10 (93,818) August 14 KXLF TV channel 4 in Butte, Montana (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting August 16 KTAL TV channel 6 in Shreveport-Texarkana, LA (NBC) begins August 16 Shah of Persia and princess Soraya flee to Baghdad and Rome August 19 England regained cricket Ashes after winning series 1-0 August 20 General Fazlollah Zahedi arrests premier Mossadeq of Persia August 20 Russia publicly acknowledges hydrogen bomb test detonation August 21 Baseball player reps Ralph Kiner (NL) and Allie Reynolds (AL) hire John Norman Lewis at $15,000 to give legal advice to players in negotiation August 21 Marion Carl in Douglas Skyrocket reaches record 25,370 m August 21 Sultan Sidi Mohammed Am Joessoef V of Morocco deposed August 22 France closes jail on Devil Island August 22 John Norman Lewis contends players have no desire to form a union August 22 Shah of Persia returns to Teheran August 23 Braves Phil Paine is 1st former major leaguer to play in Japan August 23 Cyclist Arie Van Vliet becomes world champion sprinter August 23 Dutch DC-6 crashes near Ymuiden in North Sea, 21 die August 23 KBAK TV channel 29 in Bakersfield, California (ABC) begins broadcasting August 23 Phil Grate sets record for throwing a baseball (443'3 ") August 23 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test August 28 "Me and Juliet" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 358 performances August 29 KHSL TV channel 12 in Chico, California (CBS) begins broadcasting August 29 U.S.S.R. explodes its 1st hydrogen bomb August 30 Future New York City mayor David Dinkins marries Joyce Burrows in New York City August 31 KRBC TV channel 9 in Abilene, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting August 31 WKBG (now WLVI) TV channel 56 in Cambridge-Boston, MA (IND) begins September 1 101 degrees F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in Sept September 1 Fokker begins building F-27 Fokker Friendship September 1 WNOK (now WLTX) TV channel 19 in Columbia, South Carolina (CBS) 1st broadcast September 1 WTCN (now KARE) TV channel 11 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (MET) begins September 3 French minister Francois Mitterrand, resigns due to colonial policy September 4 WATR (now WTXX) TV channel 20 in Waterbury, CT (NBC) begins September 4 WGEM TV channel 10 in Quincy-Hannibal, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting September 4 Yankees become 1st team to win 5 consecutive championship September 5 1st privately operated atomic reactor, Raleigh NC September 5 U.S. give Persian premier Zahedi $45 million aid September 6 Adenauers CDU wins elections in West Germany September 6 Roy Campanella sets record for home runs by a catcher at 38 September 7 67th U.S. Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats Doris Hart (62 64) September 7 73rd U.S. Mens Tennis: Tony Trabert beats Elias V Seixas, Jr. (63 62 63) September 7 Nikita Khrushchev becomes 1st Secretary of U.S.S.R. Communist Party September 7 Roy Campanella sets catcher record of 125 (en route to 142) RBIs September 8 "Carnival in Flanders" opens at New Century Theater New York for 6 performances September 8 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Fulgeno corona September 9 KGTV TV channel 10 in San Diego, California (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting September 9 WFIE TV channel 14 in Evansville, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting September 10 Swanson sells it's 1st "TV dinner" September 11 KSBW TV channel 8 in Salinas-Monterey, California (NBC) begins broadcasting September 11 WEHT TV channel 25 in Evansville, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting September 12 Brooklyn Dodgers, clinch NL pennant earlier than any other team September 12 "Carnival in Flanders" closes at New Century Theater New York City after 6 performances September 12 Senator John F. Kennedy, 36, marries Jacqueline Bouvier, 24 September 13 Pitcher Bob Trice is 1st black to play on Philadelphia A's September 14 Comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara marry September 14 Yankees clinch 5th straight pennant with 8-5 win over Indians September 15 Boxing's NBA adopts 10-pt-must-scoring-system (10 pts to round winner) September 15 KVOA TV channel 4 in Tucson, Arizona (NBC) begins broadcasting September 15 WVEC TV channel 13 in Hampton-Norfolk, Virginia (ABC) begins broadcasting September 16 AL approves St. Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles September 17 1st successful separation of Siamese twins September 17 Ernie Banks becomes Chicago Cubs 1st black player September 19 "Hazel Flagg" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 190 performances September 20 Cubs Ernie Banks hits his 1st major league home run September 21 Allied forces form West Germany September 21 KRDO TV channel 13 in Colorado Spgs-Pueblo, CO (ABC) 1st broadcast September 22 Islamic uprising in Atjeh at Indonesia September 23 KHQA TV channel 7 in Hannibal-Quincy, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting September 24 Rocky Marciano TKOs Roland LaStarza in 11 for heavyweight boxing title September 24 "Take a Giant Step," opens on Broadway September 26 Billy Hunter is last St. Louis Browns player to homer in a game September 26 KERO TV channel 23 in Bakersfield, California (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting September 26 Polish government fires/imprisons Cardinal Wyszynski September 26 U.S. and Spain sign defense treaty (4 U.S. bases in Spain) September 27 Bert Bechichar, Baltimore Colts, kicks a 56-yard field goal September 27 KCMO (now KCTV) TV channel 5 in Kansas City, Missouri (CBS) begins September 27 KNOE TV channel 8 in Monroe-West Monroe, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting September 27 KOLO TV channel 8 in Reno, NV (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting September 27 KQTV TV channel 2 in Saint Joseph, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting September 27 St. Louis Browns play last game in Sportsman's Park, losing 100th game September 27 Typhoon destroys 1/3 of Nagoya Japan September 27 WHBQ TV channel 13 in Memphis, Tennessee (ABC) begins broadcasting September 27 WMAZ TV channel 13 in Macon, Georgia (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting September 27 WTOK TV channel 11 in Meridian, MS (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting September 28 "Bob and Ray Show," TV Variety; last air on NBC September 28 Dutch government proclaims 5% general pay increase on Jan 1, 1954 September 28 "Juvenile Jury," TV Childrens, last airs on NBC, moved to CBS September 28 KOAT TV channel 7 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (ABC/PBS) begins broadcasting September 28 "Racket Squad," TV Crime Drama, last airs on CBS September 29 1st department store to sell insurance is Carson Pirie Scott in Chicago, Illinois September 29 Baltimore Mayor D'Alesandro buys Veeck's interest in Browns for $2,475,000 September 29 "Buick-Berle Show," debuts on NBC-TV September 29 "Make Room for Daddy," starring Danny Thomas, premieres on ABC-TV September 29 Milton Berle Show premieres September 29 U.S. government gives France $385 million for combat in Indo-China September 30 Auguste/Jacques Piccard dives with bathosphere to 3150 m (record) September 30 Earl Warren appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court September 30 Robert Anderson's "Tea and Sympathy," premieres in New York City September 30 WICS TV channel 20 in Springfield, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting September 30 WMT (now KGAN) TV channel 2 in Cedar Rapids-Waterloo, IA (CBS) begins October 1 Indian state of Andhra Pradesh partitioned from Madras October 1 KJEO TV channel 47 in Fresno, California (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting October 1 KYTV TV channel 3 in Springfield, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting October 1 WATE TV channel 6 in Knoxville, Tennessee (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting October 1 WREX TV channel 13 in Rockford, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting October 2 "Comedy in Music (Victor Borge)" opens at John Golden New York City for 849 perf October 2 Dodger Carl Erskine strikes out 14 Yankees in World Series October 3 10th Ryder Cup: U.S. wins 6 -5 at Wentworth, England October 3 7th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 3-1 at Montreal October 3 KGGM TV channel 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (CBS) begins broadcasting October 4 Jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:17:39.4) October 4 Mickey Mantle hits a grand slam in World Series October 5 50th World Series sees New York Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2, as New York Billy Martin's 12 hits set record; Yankees win record 5th consec WS October 5 Earl Warren sworn in as 14th chief justice of U.S. October 6 WTVM TV channel 9 in Columbus, Georgia (ABC) begins broadcasting October 7 Bill Veeck tells Browns stockholders he faces bankruptcy unless they drop their suit to block his move to Baltimore, they comply October 8 Birmingham Alabama, bars Jackie Robinson's Negro-White All-Stars from playing there Robinson gives in and drops white players from his group October 8 WTAP TV channel 15 in Parkersburg-Marietta, WV (NBC) begins October 9 British premier Winston Churchill aproves Guyanese Constitution October 9 Conrad Adenauer elected West German chancellor October 12 U.S. and Greece signs peace treaty (U.S. bases) October 13 Burglar alarm-ultrasonic or radio waves-patented-Samuel Bagno October 14 1st 3 Dutch female police officers go into service October 14 Belgian Convair crashes at Frankfurt, 44 die October 14 Charley Dressen resigns rather than take 1 year contract as Dodger mgr October 14 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Emu Field Australia October 14 Ike promises to fire as Red any federal worker taking 5th amendment October 14 WTEN TV channel 10 in Albany, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting October 15 John Patrick's "Teahouse of the Red Moon," premieres in New York City October 15 KOIN TV channel 6 in Portland, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting October 15 WJNL (now WFAT) TV channel 19 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (IND) begins October 18 Willie Thrower becomes 1st black NFL quarterback in modern times October 18 WLJT TV channel 11 in Lexington, Tennessee (PBS) begins broadcasting October 18 WTVK TV channel 26 in Knoxville, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting October 19 1st jet transcontinental nonstop scheduled service October 19 Singer Julius LaRosa is fired on TV by Arthur Godfrey October 20 WRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting October 22 Laos gains full independence from France October 23 France grants Laos' sovereignty October 23 West Germany applies to NATO October 23 WTRF TV channel 7 in Wheeling-Steubenville, WV (CBS) 1st broadcast October 24 KOOL (now KTSP) TV channel 10 in Phoenix, Arizona (CBS) begins broadcasting October 25 Cleveland Browns' quarterback Otto Graham sets club record with 4 fumbles October 25 Coal mine in Seraing Belgium explodes, 26 die October 25 Dmitri Sjostakovitch completes his 10th Symphony October 25 KIEM TV channel 3 in Eureka, California (NBC/CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting October 26 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Emu Field Australia October 28 Bud Grant of Winnipeg Blue Bombers intercepts 5 passes (record) October 28 Red Barber, resigns as Dodger sportscaster to join Yankees October 29 A Baltimore group purchases St. Louis Browns October 30 Dr. Albert Schweitzer and General George C Marshall win Nobel Peace Prize October 31 TV broadcasting begins in Belgium November 1 Emile Zatopek runs world record 10K (29:01.6) and 6 mile (28:08.4) November 1 KCEN TV channel 6 in Temple-Waco, Texas (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting November 1 KMGH TV channel 7 in Denver, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting November 1 WHEC TV channel 10 in Rochester, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting November 2 Pakistan becomes islamic republic November 3 1939 sacrifice fly rule restored: no time at bat for sac fly November 3 1st live color coast-to-coast telecast (New York City) November 4 Eddie Joost succeeds Jimmy Dykes as the manager of Philadelphia A's November 4 New balk rule gives the batter option; of accepting the outcome of the pitch or the balk November 5 Nobel prize for physics awarded/appended on Frederik Zernicke November 5 Paul Searls saws a 32" log in 86.4 seconds November 5 Terence Rattigans' "Sleeping Prince," premieres in London November 6 French National Meeting grants Saarland more autonomy November 6 Jimmy Dykes succeeds Marty Marion as manager of Baltimore Orioles November 6 Masao Oki's symphony "Atomic Bomb," premieres November 7 WIS TV channel 10 in Columbia, South Carolina (NBC) begins broadcasting November 8 Salazars party wins all parliament seats in Portugal November 9 Cambodia (now Kampuchea) gains independence within French Union November 9 KTVQ TV channel 2 in Billings, Montana (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting November 9 Supreme Court rules Major League baseball exempt from anti-trust laws November 10 Giants end their tour of Japan (players got $331 of $3,000 promised) November 11 Jimmy Dykes succeeds Marty Marion as Baltimore Orioles manager November 12 David Ben-Gurion, resigns as premier of Israel November 12 U.S. district Judge Grim, rules NFL can black out TV home games November 13 Dmitri Shostakovich' 4th String Quartet, premieres November 14 WCIA TV channel 3 in Champaign, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting November 15 WIBW TV channel 13 in Topeka, KS (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting November 15 WRBL TV channel 3 in Columbus, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting November 17 St. Louis Browns officially become the Baltimore Baseball Club Inc November 18 Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) accept female suffrage November 19 U.S. Supreme Court rules (7-2) baseball is a sport not a business November 19 U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon visits Hanoi November 20 Scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, 1st to break Mach 2 (1,300 MPH) November 21 "Pitdown Man," discovered in 1912 proved to be a hoax November 21 WKJG TV channel 33 in Ft. Wayne, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting November 23 KVFD (now KTIN) TV channel 21 in Ft. Dodge, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast November 23 WJBF TV channel 6 in Augusta, Georgia (ABC) begins broadcasting November 24 Dodgers sign Walter Alston to a 1-year pact as manager for 1954 November 25 Earthquake/tsnunami strike Honshu Japan November 25 "Guys and Dolls" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 1200 performances November 25 Hungary beats England in soccer match, 6-3 November 26 KBOI (now KBCI) TV channel 2 in Boise, Idaho (CBS) begins broadcasting November 26 WJHL TV channel 11 in Johnson City, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting November 26 Yamada Koun, leader of Sanbo Kyodan line of Zen, found 1st awakening November 27 Indians 3rd baseman Al Rosen is unanimously named AL's MVP November 28 41st CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 12-6 November 28 "Wish You Were Here" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 597 performances November 29 American Airlines begins 1st regular coml NY-LA air service November 29 WSIX TV channel 8 in Nashville, Tennessee (ABC) begins broadcasting November 30 French parachutist under Col De Castries attacks Dien Bien Phu December 1 Red Sox trade M McDermott and Tom Umphlett for Wash's Jackie Jensen December 1 WAIM (now WAXA) TV channel 40 in Anderson, South Carolina (IND) 1st broadcast December 1 Walter Alston named Dodger manager December 1 WCSH TV channel 6 in Portland, ME (NBC) begins broadcasting December 3 Eisenhower criticizes McCarthy for saying communists are in Rep party December 3 "Kismet" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 583 performances December 3 Premier of Dmitri Shostakovich' 5th String Quartet December 6 Brown's Lou "Toe" Groza kicks 8 PATs, beating Giants 62-14 December 7 Israel's Prime Minister Ben-Gurion retires December 7 WCCB TV channel 18 in Charlotte, North Carolina (IND/ABC) begins broadcasting December 8 19th Heisman Trophy Award: John Lattner, Notre Dame (HB) December 9 General Electric announces all Communist employees will be fired December 9 Mont Canadiens (106) and Toronto Maple Leafs (98) get 204 penalty minutes December 10 "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" opens at Imperial New York City for 229 performances December 10 KOMO TV channel 4 in Seattle, WA (ABC) begins broadcasting December 10 WSTV (now WTOV) TV channel 9 in Steubenville-Wheeling, OH (CBS) begins December 11 KTVA TV channel 11 in Anchorage (CBS) becomes Alaska's 1st TV station December 12 Chuck Yeager reaches Mach 2.43 in Bell X-1A rocket plane December 13 KOAM TV channel 7 in Pittsburg-Joplin, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting December 14 Brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax December 15 WJHG TV channel 7 in Panama City, Florida (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting December 16 1st White House Press Conference (President Eisenhower and 161 reporters) December 16 Charles E Yeager fly > 2,575 kph in Bell X-1A December 17 Dmitri Shostakovich' 10th Symphony, premieres in Leningrad December 17 FCC approves RCA's black and white - compatible color TV specifications December 18 KATV TV channel 7 in Little Rock, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting December 18 KMID TV channel 2 in Midland and Odessa, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting December 19 KFYR TV channel 5 in Bismarck, ND (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting December 20 KID (now KIDK) TV channel 3 in Idaho Falls, Idaho (CBS) 1st broadcasting December 20 KWTV TV channel 9 in Oklahoma City, OK (CBS) begins broadcasting December 21 KOMU TV channel 8 in Columbia, MO (NBC/PBS) begins broadcasting December 22 Jack Dunn III, owner of Baltimore Orioles in International League, turns name over to newly relocated St. Louis Browns December 23 Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim "Junior" Gilliam wins NL Rookie of Year December 24 2 fast express trains crash head-on killing 103 (Czechoslovakia) December 24 KHOL (now KHGI) TV channel 13 in Kearney, NB (ABC) begins broadcasting December 24 KOA (now KCNC) TV channel 4 in Denver, CO (NBC) begins broadcasting December 24 Rene Coty elected President of France December 24 Wellington-Auckland (New Zealand) express train swept away in flood kills 166 December 25 Avalanche of lava kills 150 (Ruapehu volcano, New Zealand) December 27 Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-16 in NFL championship game December 28 WLBT TV channel 3 in Jackson, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting December 31 Hulan Jack sworn in as Manhattan Borough president December 31 WFBC (now WYFF) TV channel 4 in G'ville-Spartanburg, South Carolina (NBC) begins December 31 Willie Shoemaker shatters record, riding 485 winners in a year
