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A
LOOK AT THE WORLD IN 1954 |
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The News In 1954
Launch of Nautilus, the first atomic-powered submarine.
Senator Joseph McCarthy begins leading televised hearings into
alleged Communist influence in the Army.
Roger Bannister, a 25-year-old medical student from England,
breaks the 4-minute mile in London with a time of 3:59.
Supreme Court rules unanimously that racial segregation in public
schools is unconstitutional.
Hurricane "Carol" hits the Long Island-New England area
killing 60 and injuring 1,000.
Senate condemns Senator Joseph McCarthy for contempt of a Senate
elections subcommittee during his Army investigation hearings. |
Entertainment
in 1954
* Nobel Prize Winner (Literature) -Ernest Hemingway - U.S.
* Best Selling Fiction - Not as a Stranger, Morton Thompson
* Best Selling Non-Fiction - The Holy Bible: Revised Standard
Version
* Best Picture - On the Waterfront, Columbia
* Best Director - Elia Kazan, On the Waterfront
* Best Actress - Grace Kelly, The Country Girl
* Best Actor - Marlon Brando, On the Waterfront |
Sport
champions in 1954
* MLB - New York Giants (World Series)
* NFL - Cleveland Browns
* NBA - Minneapolis Lakers
* NHL - Detroit Red Wings
* NCAA - Basketball - La Salle
* KY Derby - Determine
* U.S. Open Golf - Ed Furgol
* U.S. Open Tennis (Men) - E. Victor Seixes Jr.
* U.S. Open Tennis (Women) - Doris Hart |
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