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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in April 1954.
The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Sir Winston Churchill (Conservative), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on April 1954: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of April 1954?


Events

  • 01 Apr 1954 US Air Force Academy forms
  • 02 Apr 1954 Plans to build Disneyland 1st announced [see Jan 26]
  • 03 Apr 1954 Me & Juliet closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 358 performances
  • 04 Apr 1954 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton Georgia Golf Open.
  • 06 Apr 1954 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island.
  • 07 Apr 1954 German government refuses to recognize DDR
  • 08 Apr 1954 By the Beautiful Sea opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 270 performances
  • 09 Apr 1954 WECT TV channel 6 in Wilmington, NC (NBC / CBS) begins broadcasting
  • 10 Apr 1954 KRGV TV channel 5 in Weslaco, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
  • 11 Apr 1954 Marlene Bauer wins LPGA New Orleans Golf Open.
  • 12 Apr 1954 Joe Turner releases Shake, Rattle & Roll
  • 13 Apr 1954 Baltimore Orioles' first game, lose to Detroit Tigers in Detroit 3-0.
  • 14 Apr 1954 Soviet diplomat Vladimir Petrov asks for political asylum in Canberra, Australia.
  • 15 Apr 1954 KARK TV channel 4 in Little Rock, AR (NBC) begins broadcasting
  • 16 Apr 1954 KVAL TV channel 13 in Eugene, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • 18 Apr 1954 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open.
  • 19 Apr 1954 7-time winner of Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th
  • 20 Apr 1954 Golden Apple opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 125 performances
  • 21 Apr 1954 Gregori Malenkov becomes Premier of the USSR
  • 22 Apr 1954 Achiel van Acker forms Belgian government.
  • 24 Apr 1954 Australia and the USSR break diplomatic relations
  • 25 Apr 1954 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island atmospher
  • 26 Apr 1954 Nationwide test of Salk anti-polio vaccine begins
  • 28 Apr 1954 U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles accuses Communist China of sending combat troops to Indo-China to train the Viet Minh guerrillas.
  • 30 Apr 1954 Darius Milhauds 4th Concert for piano / orchestra premieres in Haifa

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in April 1954?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Little Things Mean A Lot
  2. - The Man Upstairs
  3. - Jilted
  4. - If You Love Me (Really Love Me)
  5. - The Happy Wanderer

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - I See The Moon
  2. - Secret Love
  3. - Such A Night
  4. - The Happy Wanderer
  5. - The Kid's Last Fight

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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That's My Boy

That's My Boy

Release year: 1954

Directed by: Sean Anders

Johnny Guitar

Johnny Guitar

Release year: 1954

Directed by: Nicholas Ray

Starring: Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge, Scott Brady

Country: United States of America

Love Story

Love Story

Release year: 1954

Directed by: Arthur Hiller

Knock on Wood

Knock on Wood

Release year: 1954

Directed by: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama

Starring: Danny Kaye, Mai Zetterling, Torin Thatcher, David Burns

Casanova's Big Night

Casanova's Big Night

Release year: 1954

Directed by: Norman Z. McLeod

Starring: Bob Hope, Joan Fontaine, Audrey Dalton, Basil Rathbone

Books

Which were the most popular books released in April 1954?
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The Spirit Of St. Louis by Charles Lindbergh

The Spirit Of St. Louis

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Like many of my fellow pilots, I believed aviation had a bright future. Today we live in the dreams of yesterday. And, dreaming in those dreams, today we live.

The Age Of The Moguls by Stewart H. Holbrook

The Age Of The Moguls

By:

Book by Stewart H. Holbrook

Rainbow On The Road by Esther Forbes

Rainbow On The Road

By:

First printing in VG+ condition. Shelf wear to the spine and bottom of the boards. There are small bumps at the tips. The name is written in the upper right corner.

Love Is A Bridge by Charles Bracelen Flood

Love Is A Bridge

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in8. Relie.

Seven Years In Tibet by Heinrich Harrer

Seven Years In Tibet

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This is the repackaging of an amazing adventure story about Tibet in the days before the Chinese Communist takeover.