Pages of Time - Year 1954

A Nostaliga News Report

National News

• G.M. Produces 50 Millionth Car


• Joe DiMaggio Marries Marilyn Monroe
  
• Supreme Court Orders School Integration
  
• Senate Condemns McCarthy
  
• Eisenhower Proposes Interstate Highway System
  
• Hudson & Nash-Kelvinator Merge, Become American Motors
  
• The First Atomic-Powered Submarine, The Nautilus Commissioned In Groton, CT
  
  

At The Movies

• Academy Award Winners - Best actor: Marlon Brando ON THE WATERFRONT
  
• Best Picture - ON THE WATERFRONT


• Best Actress- Grace Kelly - THE COUNTRY GIRL
  

Music From 1954

• SHAKE, RATTLE, AND ROLL


• MISTER SANDMAN


• THE SAINT OF BLEEKER STREET
  
  

Sports News

• Stanley Cup Hockey - Detroit Red Wings
  
• Heisman Trophy Winner- Alan Ameche - Wisconsin


• Pro Football - Cleveland Browns


• NBA Basketball - Minneapolis Lakers


• Boston Marathon - Viekko Karanen - 2hrs, 20 min, 39 sec.


• Boxing (Heavyweight) Rocky Marciano -Defeats- Ezzard Charles/Rocky Marciano KO's Ezzard Charles
  
• Indianapolis 500 - 130.840 MPH - -Bill Vukvich


• Kentucky derby - Determine - Ridden by R. York


• World Series New York Giants
  
  

1954 - Your Year In Review

PRICES

• Average Income $ 3,960.00
• New Car- $- $ 1,700.00
• New House- $ 10,250.00
• Loaf of Bread - $ .17
• Gallon of Gas - $ .22
• Gallon of Milk - $ .92
• Gold per oz. - $ 35.00
• Silver per oz.- $ .90
• DOW JONES AVERAGE 279.87 to 404.40
  
  

President - Dwight Eisenhower

Vice President- Richard Nixon

Inventions - Measles Vaccine and Boeing 707 Jetliner

Miss America - Evelyn Margaret Ay from Ephrata, PA.

Life Expectancy - 68.2 Years

Minimum Wage - $ .75

Birth Notices

• February 18, 1954 - John Travolta - Entertainer
• March 1, 1954 - Ron Howard - Entertainer
• March 23, 1954 - Moses Malone - Basketball Player
• April 8, 1954 - John Schneider - Entertainer
• June 19,1954 - Kathleen Turner - Entertainer
• July 6, 1954 - Allyce Beasley - Entertainer
• July 25, 1954 - Walter Payton - Football
• November 19,1954 Kathleen Quinlan - Entertainer
• December 21, 1954 - Chris Evert Lloyd - Tennis
  
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