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1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1954th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 954th year of the ...
September 29 – The Catch (baseball): A notable defensive play is made by New York Giants center fielder Willie Mays on a ball hit by Cleveland Indians batter Vic Wertz during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan.
25 December – 1954 Prestwick air disaster: BOAC Boeing 377 Stratocruiser G-ALSA crashes on landing at Prestwick Airport from London in poor visibility at 03:30, killing 28. Undated – The first UK Wimpy Bar is opened at the Lyons Corner House in Coventry Street, London. [32]
Davis Cup: Australia is defeated by the United States 2–3 in the 1954 Davis Cup final; Wimbledon: Rex Hartwig and Mervyn Rose win the Gentlemen's Pairs; Wimbledon: Jaroslav Drobný defeats Ken Rosewall 13–11 4–6 6–2 9–7 in the Gentlemen's Singles; Yachting. Kurrewa IV takes line honours and Solveig IV wins on handicap in the Sydney to ...
September 9 - The 1954 Series of banknotes is introduced. September 9 – Marilyn Bell becomes the first person to swim Lake Ontario; September 18 – Marie-Victorin Statue unveiled; September 30 – Henry Hicks becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Harold Connolly; October 15 – Hurricane Hazel hits Toronto killing 81.
1954 in the United States by state or territory (51 C) 1954 events in the United States by month (12 C) 1954 disestablishments in the United States (42 C, 15 P)
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1954 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at an all-time high of 382.74, the first time the Dow has surpassed its peak level reached just before the Wall Street Crash of 1929; 1954 – NBC airs The Tonight Show, the first late-night talk show, originally hosted by Steve Allen; 1954 – The Democrats retake both houses of Congress in the ...