1954-1955 that was the year...

1954 That was the year...

September 3, 1954: Pope Pius X canonized a saint
September 4, 1954: 1st passage of McClure Strait, fabled Northwest Passage completed
September 11, 1954: 1st Miss America TV broadcast
September 20, 1954: 1st FORTRAN computer program run
September 30, 1954: 1st atomic-powered vessel, submarine Nautilus launched
October 3, 1954: NY Giants sweep Cleve Indians, in 51st World Series
"Father Knows Best" premieres
October 9, 1954: Scott Bakula actor (Quantum Leap, Gung Ho) is born
October 23, 1954: Britain, England, France & USSR agree to end occupation of Germany
October 27, 1954: Walt Disney's 1st TV show, "Disneyland," premieres on ABC
November 3, 1954: Linus Pauling wins Nobel Chemistry Prize
November 10, 1954: Iwo Jima Memorial (servicemen raising US flag) dedicated in Arlington
December 2, 1954: US Senate censures Joe McCarthy (Sen-R-WI) for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute"
December 11, 1954: Jermaine Jackson, Gary IN, singer (Jackson 5-ABC) is born
December 21, 1954: Dr Sam Sheppard's wife Marilyn is murdered (he is accused of crime)

1955 That was the year...

January 2, 1955: José Antonio Remon President of Panamá (1952-55), assassinated
January 18, 1955: Kevin Costner, Los Angeles CA, actor (Fandango, Silverado, Bull Durham) is born
January 19, 1955: "The Millionaire" TV program premieres on CBS
1st Presidential news conference filmed for TV (Eisenhower)
"Scrabble" debuts on board game market
January 29, 1955: Hans Hedtoft premier of Denmark (1947-55), dies at 51
February 2, 1955: Michael Talbott, Waverly Iowa, actor (Stan-Miami Vice) is born
February 12, 1955: McGuire Sisters' "Sincerely" single goes to #1 & stays #1 for 10 weeks
February 13, 1955: Israel acquires 4 of 7 Dead Sea scrolls
February 24, 1955: Steven Jobs, cofounder of Apple Computer, is born
March 7, 1955: Mary Martin as "Peter Pan" televised
March 26, 1955: "Ballad of Davy Crockett," becomes the #1 record in US
April 12, 1955: Salk polio vaccine safe & effective; 4 billion dimes marched
April 18, 1955: Albert Einstein, developer of relativity theory, dies
April 22, 1955: Congress orders all US coins bear motto "In God We Trust"
April 29, 1955: Kate Mulgrew, Dubuque Iowa, actress (Heartbeat, Kate Loves a Mystery) is born
April 30, 1955: Element 101, Mendelevium, announced
May 8, 1955: Alex Van Halen, rock drummer (Van Halen-1984, Jump) is born
May 14, 1955: Warsaw Pact formed
May 24, 1955: Roseanne Cash, country singer (I Wonder), is born
May 31, 1955: Supreme Court orders school integration "with all deliberate speed"
"Wild Bill" Vukovich killed in the Indy 500
June 6, 1955: Bill Haley & Comets, "Rock Around the Clock" hits #1
June 7, 1955: "The $64,000 Question" premiers on CBS TV
1st President to appear on color TV (Eisenhower)

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