World news events

• Communists forces gain power in China; nationalists flee to Taiwan
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization established
• Soviet Union detonates its first atomic bomb
• Israel admitted to U.N.
• Soviet Union lifts Berlin blockade; Berlin airlift ends
• Apartheid becomes official government policy in South Africa
• West Germany, East Germany formally established as nations
• Vietnam, Indonesia gain sovereignty

Science & Technology

• U.S. Air Force's Lucky Lady completes first non-stop around-the-world flight
• Electron microscopy developed

Sports

• NBA: Minneapolis Lakers vs. Washington Capitols Series: 4-2
• NCAA Football: Notre Dame Record: 10-0-0
• Heisman Trophy: Leon Hart, notre dame, E Points: 995
• Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings Series: 4-0
• US Open Golf: Cary Middlecoff Score: 286 Course: Medinah CC Location: Medinah, IL
• World Series: New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers Series: 4-1

Movies

•  Jolson Sings Again
• Pinky
•  I Was A Male War Bride
• The Snake Pit
• Joan of Arc
• The Stratton Story
• Mr. Belevedere Goes to College
• Little Women
• Words of Music
• Neptune's Daughter
• All the King's Men

         Academy Awards

• Best Picture: "All the King's Men"
• Best Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz ... "Letter to Three Wives"
• Best Actor: Broderick Crawford ... "All the King's Men"
• Best Actress: Olivia de Havilland ... "The Heiress"

Music

1. (Ghost) Riders In The Sky - Vaughn Monroe
2. I've Got A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts - Freddy Martin
3. "A" You're Adorable (the Alphabet Song) - Perry Como
4. I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts - Freddy Martin
5. Trouble Blues - Charles Brown Trio
6. Some Enchanted Evening - Perry Como
7. Ain't Nobody'd Business - Jimmy Witherspoon
8. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Les Brown
9. The Huckle-Buck - Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers
10. That Lucky Old Sun - Frankie Laine
11. You're Breaking My Heart - Vic Damone
12. Mule Train - Frankie Laine
13. Forever and Ever - Russ Morgan
14. She Wore A Yellow Ribbon - Eddie "Piano" Miller
15. Someday - Vaughn Monroe
16. All She Wants To Do Is Rock - Wynonie harris
17. Roomin' House Boogie - Amos Milburn
18. Saturday Night Fish Fry - Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
19. My Darling, My Darling - Jo Stafford & Gordon Mcrae
20. Roomin' House Boogie - Amos Milburn
21. Careless Hands - Mel Torme
22. For You My Love - Larry Darnell
23. Cruisin' Down the River - Russ Morgan or Blue Barron
24. Beans and Corn Bread - Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
25. Slippin' Around - Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely