World news events

  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads the first major event of the U.S. civil rights movement, a bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama
  • President Eisenhower suffers heart attack, is hospitalized for three weeks
  • World War II Allies sign treaty restoring Austria's independence
  • Germany becomes Member of NATO
  • In Des Plains, Illinois, the first McDonald's restaurant was opened
  • President Juan Peron of Argentina was ousted by the military.

Science & Technology

  • UHF television developed
  • Artificial diamonds created for the first time
  • Albert Einstein dies
  • Marcel Dassault unveiled its swept wing fighter, the "Mirage."
  • Lockheed U2 is flight tested

Sports

  • NBA: Syracuse Nationals vs. Ft. Wayne Pistons Series: 4-3
  • NCAA Football: Oklahoma Record: 11-0-0
  • Heisman Trophy: Howard Cassady, ohio state, HB points: 2,219
  • Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens Series: 4-3
  • US Open Golf: Jack Fleck Score: 287 Course: Oak Hill CC Location: Rochester, NY
  • World Series: Brooklyn Dodgers vs. NY Yankees Series: 4-3

Movies

  • Cinerama Holiday
  • Mister Roberts
  • Battle Cry
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  •  Not a Stranger
  • The Country Girl
  • The Lady and the Tramp
  • Strategic Air Command
  • To Hell and Back
  • Sea Chase

         Academy Awards

  • Best Picture: "Marty"
  • Best Director: Delbert Mann..."Marty"
  • Best Actor: Ernest Borgnine..."Marty"
  • Best Actress: Anna Magnani..."The Rose Tattoo"

Most Popular Books

Fiction
1." Marjorie Morningstar"... Herman Wouk. Doubleday
2."Auntie Marne"... Patrick Dennis. Vanguard Pres
3."Andersonville"... MacKinlay Kantor. World Publishing Co.
4."Bonjour Tristesse"... Francoise Sagan. Dutton
5."The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit... Sloan Wilson. Simon & Schuster
6."Something of Value"... Robert Ruark. Doubleday
7."Not As a Stranger"... Morton Thompson. Scribner
8."No Time for Sergeants"...Mac Hyman. Random House
9."The Tontine"... Thomas B. Costain. Doubleday
10. "Ten North Frederick"... John O'Hara. Random House
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Nonfiction
1." Gift from the Sea"... Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Pantheon Books
2."The Power of Positive Thinking"... Norman Vincent Peale.
3."The Family of Man" ... Edward Steichen. Simon & Schuster and Maco Magazine Corp.
4."A Man Called Peter"... Catherine Marshall. McGraw-Hill
5."How to Live 365 Days a Year"... John A. Schindler. PrenticeHall
6."Better Homes and Gardens Diet Book". ...Meredith
7."The Secret of Happiness"... Billy Graham. Doubleday
8."Why Johnny Can't Read"... Rudolf Flesch. Harper
9."Inside Africa"... John Gunther. Harper
10. "Year of Decisions"... Harry S. Truman. Doubleday

Music

1. Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & The Comets
2. Love and Marriage - Frank Sinatra
3. Earth Angel - The Penguins
4. Only You (and You Alone) - The Platters
5. Ain't That A Shame - Fats Domino
6. Maybellene - Chuck Berry
7. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White - Perez Prado
8. Same Old Saturday Night - Frank Sinatra
9. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing - Four Aces
10. Yellow Rose Of Texas - Johnny Desmond (or Mitch Miller)
11. Sincerely - Maguire Sisters
12. Learnin' The Blues - Frank Sinatra
13. Hearts Of Stone - Fontaine Sisters
14. Autumn Leaves - Roger Williams
15. Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucomp - Nat King Cole
16. Unchained Melody - Les Baxter (or Al Hibbler)
17. Tina Marie - Perry Como
18. Let Me Go Lover - Patti Page (or Joan Weber)
19. Ain't That A Shame - Pat Boone
20. Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford
21. Daddy-O - Fontane Sisiters (or Bonnie Lou)
22. Melody Of Love - Billy Vaughn (or the Four Aces)
23. Pledging My Love - Johnny Ace
24. Tweedlee Dee - Georgia Gibbs (or LaVern Baker)
25. Dance With Me Henry - Georgia Gibbs
26. Good and Lonesome - Kay Starr
27. The Shifting Whispering Sands - Rusty Draper
28. Whatever Lola Wants - Dinah Shore
29. Suddenly There's A Valley - Jo Stafford
30. The Popcorn Song - Cliffie Stone
31. Moments To Remember - the Four Lads
32. Cry Me A River - Julie London
33. Seventeen - the Fontane Sisters
34. A Blossom Fell - Nat King Cole
35. That Old Black Magic - Sammy Davis Jr.- Caterina Valente
36. Something's Gotta Give - the McGuire Sisters
37. I Hear You Knocking - Gale Storm
38. The Bible Tells Me So - Don Cornell
39. Ballad of Davey Crockett - Fess Parker
40. The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane - Ames Brothers

 

Number One Song according to Billboard Magazine:

December 4, 1954 - January 21, 1955: Mr. Sandman - The Chordettes
January 22 - February 4: Let Me Go, Lover - Joan Weber
February 5 - February 11: Hearts of Stone - Fontane Sisters
February 12 - March 25: Sincerely - McGuire Sisters
March 26 - April 29: The Ballad Of Davy Crockett - Bill Hayes
April 30 - July 8: Unchained Melody - Les Baxter
July 9 - September 2: Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & his Comets
September 3 - October 7: Yellow Rose Of Texas - Mitch Miller
October 8 - October 14: Love Is a Many - Splendored Thing - The Four Aces
October 15 - October 21: Yellow Rose Of Texas - Mitch Miller
October 22 - October 28: Love Is a Many - Splendored Thing - The Four Aces
October 29 - November 4: Autumn Leaves - Roger Williams
November 5 - November 25: Love Is a Many - Splendored Thing - The Four Aces
November 26, 1955 - January 13, 1956: Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford