Video: 'Hurricane Carol 1954'
(Tuesday, August 31, 1954) — Hurricane Carol hit the northeastern Atlantic states today. Connecticut, Rhode Island and part of Massachusetts bore the brunt of the storm, which resulted in 72 deaths.
Category Archives: 1950s
Eisenhower signs Atomic Energy Act of 1954 60 years ago today (Aug 30 1954)
(Monday, August 30, 1954) — U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower today signed the controversial Atomic Energy Act of 1954, which opens the door to private initiative in putting nuclear power to work.
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‘Dragnet’ film premieres in Chicago 60 years ago today (Aug 18 1954)
Video: 'Rear Window' trailer
(Wednesday, August 18, 1954) — Dragnet, a crime drama film (based on the weekly TV series) about two homicide detectives who investigate the brutal shotgun murder of a crime syndicate member, opened today in Chicago.
Directed by Jack Webb, the film starred Webb, Ben Alexander, Richard Boone and Ann Robinson.
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First issue of Sports Illustrated published 60 years ago today (Aug 16 1954)
(Monday, August 16, 1954) — Sports Illustrated, a sports magazine owned by Time Inc., was first published today.
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‘Rear Window’ premieres in New York City 60 years ago tonight (Aug 4 1954)
Video: 'Rear Window' trailer
(Wednesday, August 4, 1954) — Rear Window, a suspense thriller film about a photographer with a broken leg who uncovers a murder while spying on the neighbors in a nearby apartment building, premiered tonight at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City.
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the film starred James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter and Raymond Burr.
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Elvis Presley makes professional debut in Memphis 60 years ago this hour (July 30 1954)
Image: 'Elvis Presley - Backstage at the Overton Park Shell, Friday, July 30, 1954'
(Friday, July 30, 1954, 8:00 p.m. local time) — Elvis Presley made his professional debut in Memphis. It was his first concert to be advertised.
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Diem appointed prime minister of South Vietnam 60 years ago today (July 7 1954)
Video: 'Vietnam a Television History Episode 2' (July 7, 1954, at 4:18)
(Wednesday, July 7, 1954; during the First Indochina War, part of the Cold War) — Two months after the French surrendered to the Viet Minh at Dien Bien Phu, Emperor Bao Dai appointed Ngo Dinh Diem today as prime minister of what would become South Vietnam, hoping he would be able to attract American aid.
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War critic Mendes France becomes French prime minister 60 years ago today (June 18 1954)
Video: 'Vietnam a Television History Episode 1' (June 18, 1954, at 53:30)
(Friday, June 18, 1954; during the First Indochina War, part of the Cold War) — The French cabinet fell and a new prime minister took over today, Pierre Mendès France, a critic of the Indochina War.
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‘Under God’ added to U.S. Pledge of Allegiance 60 years ago today (June 14 1954)
Video: 'One Nation Under God: Debating The Pledge Of Allegiance'
(Monday, June 14, 1954) — U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a measure today adding the phrase “under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Secretary of State Dulles urges $3.5 billion foreign aid 60 years ago today (June 4 1954)
Video: 'Vietnam a Television History Episode 1' (June 4, 1954, at 51:29)
(Friday, June 4, 1954; during the First Indochina War, part of the Cold War) — U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles urged the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today to invest $3.5 billion in foreign aid during the next 12 months to help prevent “red domination” of the world.
