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In 1954 (the year you were born) |
 Dwight Eisenhower is president of the US Nautilus, the first atomic powered submarine, launches Senator Joseph McCarthy begins leading televised hearings into alleged Communist influence in the Army Roger Bannister, a 25 year old from England, breaks the 4 minute mile 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 1000 Senate condemns Joseph McCarthy for contempt of a Senate elections subcommittee during his Army investigation hearings Playboy magazine issue features Margie Harrison, the first playmate Howard Stern, Oprah Winfrey, Christie Brinkley, John Travolta, and Jerry Seinfeld are born New York Giants win the World Series Cleveland Browns win the NFL championship Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup Lord of the Flies by William G. Golding is published |
posted on Apr 19, 2008 11:28 AM ()
Great post- how do I find that site? It would be interesting to look up mine
This is so cool, I think I'll look mine up too! Thanks for the idea!
Wonderful, wonderful year!!!!!!!!!!!
Gosh, that was a historic year! Maybe every year is historic. I better look up my year!!
As a Dodger fan, most traumatic day of my young life...Bobby Thompson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World"... and the announcer's call: "The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! They went on to win the Series and poor Ralph Branca, who served up that pitch, still lives in infamy in Brooklyn.
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