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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in February 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 February 1954: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of February 1954?


Events

  • 01 Feb 1954 1st TV soap opera Secret Storm premieres
  • 02 Feb 1954 Snow falls on Gibraltar
  • 03 Feb 1954 Jeen van den Berg win Dutch Eleven Cities Skating race (7:32).
  • 05 Feb 1954 WCDC TV channel 19 in Adams, MA (ABC) begins broadcasting
  • 09 Feb 1954 Mario Scelba forms new government in Italy.
  • 10 Feb 1954 Eisenhower warns against US intervention in Vietnam
  • 11 Feb 1954 In Los Angeles, California, the 6th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Ed Sullivan. Best Audience Participation, Quiz or Panel Program: This Is Your Life and What's My Line?
  • 13 Feb 1954 Frank Selvy becomes the only NCAA Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game
  • 14 Feb 1954 Sen John Kennedy appears on Meet the Press
  • 15 Feb 1954 WRDW TV channel 12 in Augusta, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • 16 Feb 1954 WNEM TV channel 5 in Bay City, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting
  • 17 Feb 1954 The Detroit Auto Show opens for press previews, in Michigan. The Ford Motor Company shows its new two-seat convertible, calling it a "personal car", with the name "Fairlane".
  • 18 Feb 1954 The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles, California.
  • 19 Feb 1954 WAST (now WNYT) TV channel 13 in Albany-Troy, New York (NBC) 1st broadcast
  • 20 Feb 1954 General Zahedi wins election in Persia.
  • 23 Feb 1954 1st mass inoculation with Salk vaccine
  • 25 Feb 1954 Abdul Nasser appointed Egyptian premier.
  • 26 Feb 1954 First typesetting machine (photo engraving) is used, in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA.
  • 28 Feb 1954 Patty Berg / Pete Cooper wins LPGA Orlando Mixed Golf Tournament

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Music charts

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

  1. - From The Vine Came The Grape
  2. - At the Darktown Strutters' Ball
  3. - From The Vine Came The Grape
  4. - Answer Me, My Love
  5. - Young-At-Heart

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Oh Mein Papa
  2. - I See The Moon
  3. - Blowing Wild
  4. - That's Amore
  5. - The Happy Wanderer

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Executive Suite

Executive Suite

Release year: 1954

Directed by: Robert Wise

Starring: William Holden, Barbara Stanwyck, June Allyson, Fredric March

The Long, Long Trailer

The Long, Long Trailer

Release year: 1954

Directed by: Vincente Minnelli

Starring: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Marjorie Main, Keenan Wynn

Country: United States of America

Creature from the Black Lagoon

Creature from the Black Lagoon

Release year: 1954

Directed by: Jack Arnold

Starring: Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno

Country: United States of America

Ride Clear of Diablo

Ride Clear of Diablo

Release year: 1954

Directed by: Jesse Hibbs

Starring: Audie Murphy, Susan Cabot, Dan Duryea, Abbe Lane

Riot in Cell Block 11

Riot in Cell Block 11

Release year: 1954

Directed by: Don Siegel

Starring: Neville Brand, Emile Meyer, Frank Faylen, Leo Gordon

Books

Which were the most popular books released in February 1954?
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The Greek Passion by Nikos Kazantzakis

The Greek Passion

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The Lycovrissi Greek elders gather to choose principals from the village in the Passion Play, which is performed every seven years at Easter.

Beyond This Place by A.J. Cronin

Beyond This Place

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Novel of crime and passion

Too Late The Phalarope by Alan Paton

Too Late The Phalarope

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TOO LATE THE PHALAROPE takes place in South Africa as well as in its predecessor, CRY THE BELOVED COUNTRY. Like the earlier novel, TOO OLD THE PHALAROPE takes the lives of

A Man Called Peter by Catherine Marshall

A Man Called Peter

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Catherine Marshall, in the Preface to A Man Called Peter tells about a dream she had following Peter Marshall's passing. Peter was working in a rose-garden and said, "I!"

Love Is A Bridge by Charles Bracelen Flood

Love Is A Bridge

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