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

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of March 1954?


Events

  • 01 Mar 1954 4 Puerto Ricans open fire in US house of reps injuring 5 reps
  • 04 Mar 1954 JE Wilkins, appointed 1st Black US sub-cabinet member
  • 05 Mar 1954 Girl in Pink Tights opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 115 performances
  • 07 Mar 1954 Russia wins title in their first international ice hockey competition.
  • 09 Mar 1954 1st local color TV coml WNBT-TV (WNBC-TV) NYC
  • 11 Mar 1954 US Army charges Senator Joseph McCarthy used undue pressure tactics.
  • 12 Mar 1954 Finland and Germany officially end their state of war.
  • 13 Mar 1954 Viet Minh General Giap opens assault on That Bien Phu.
  • 14 Mar 1954 KDAL (now KDLH) TV channel 3 in Duluth-Superior, MN (CBS) begins
  • 15 Mar 1954 CBS Morning Show premieres with Walter Cronkite and Jack Paar
  • 19 Mar 1954 US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright.
  • 20 Mar 1954 First newspaper vending machine used (Columbia, Pennsylvania).
  • 21 Mar 1954 KFBB TV channel 5 in Great Falls, MT (ABC / CBS / NBC) begins broadcasting
  • 22 Mar 1954 First shopping mall opened in Southfield, Michigan, USA.
  • 23 Mar 1954 In Vietnam, the Viet Minh capture the main airstrip of Dien Bien Phu. The remaining French Army units there are partially isolated.
  • 25 Mar 1954 26th Academy Awards: From Here to Eternity, William Holden and Audrey Hepburn win.
  • 26 Mar 1954 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island.
  • 27 Mar 1954 The Castle Romeo nuclear test explosion is executed.
  • 28 Mar 1954 8th Tony Awards: Teahouse of the August Moon and Kismet win.
  • 29 Mar 1954 A C-47 transport with the French nurse Genevieve de Galard on board is wrecked on the runway at Dien Bien Phu.
  • 30 Mar 1954 The Yonge Street subway line opens in Toronto. It is the first subway in Canada.
  • 31 Mar 1954 US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is established.
  • 01 Mar 1954 Armed Puerto Rican nationalists attack the United States Capitol building, injuring five Representatives.
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Music charts

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

  1. - Wanted
  2. - There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight
  3. - The Man with the Banjo
  4. - A Girl A Girl (Zoom-Ba Di Alli Nella)
  5. - Here

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - I See The Moon
  2. - Oh Mein Papa
  3. - The Happy Wanderer
  4. - Tennessee Wig Walk
  5. - Don't Laugh At Me ('Cause I'm A Fool)

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?

Books

Which were the most popular books released in March 1954?

The Night Of The Hunter by Davis Grubb

The Night Of The Hunter

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This is the National Book Award-finalist bestseller that inspired Charles Laughton to create his expressionist horror masterpiece starring Robert Mitchum & Shelley Winters. Pearl Harper and John Harper are the only children being raised by their mother.

The Death Of Kings by Charles Wertenbaker

The Death Of Kings

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First Edition, First Print, in poor condition. Pages lightly toned and pages in good condition. Great book! !

Beyond This Place by A.J. Cronin

Beyond This Place

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Novel of crime and passion

Away All Boats by Kenneth Dodson

Away All Boats

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This vivid portrayal shows the sailors and officers of the fictional amphibious transport USS Belinda during the Pacific War II.

A Stillness At Appomattox by Bruce Catton

A Stillness At Appomattox

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Bruce Catton was our Civil War historian and was the first to publish his book in 1953. He received the Pulitzer Prize as well as the National Book Award for excellence nonfiction. This