September 16, 1954
That fall of 1954, gas ran $0.29 a gallon and Eisenhower was in the White House — the Soviet Union announced it would withdraw from Port Arthur, signaling a shift in the Cold War's balance of power in Asia. On the radio, Rosemary Clooney's "Hey There" was the song everyone knew, while television sets across the country were tuned to "I Love Lucy" and the new drama anthology "The U.S. Steel Hour." In October, the New York Giants swept the heavily favored Cleveland Indians in four straight games to claim the World Series, and that same fall, a woman napping in her Alabama home became the first person in recorded history to be struck by a meteorite when a four-kilogram rock punched through her roof and landed on her.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — September 16, 1954
NY Times Headlines — Week of September 16, 1954
France Proposes To Arm Germans Under Controls; U.S. Gets Mendes-France Plan To Let Bonn Join Nato And Brussels Pact Limit On Troops Asked It Also Restricts War Plants -- Washington Views Offer As Basis For Negotiation France Proposes To Arm Germans
Paris Wants Bonn In European Pact Before Tie To Nato; Mendes-France Asks 7-Nation Alliance -- Says It Could Be Ratified This Year Insists On British Role French Premier Proposes Limit On Size Of Forces And Arms Plant Curbs Paris Wants Bonn In European Pact
Arab-Israel Talk Urged By Britain; London Offers To Mediate Border Quarrels To Pave The Way For Peace
World Events — September 1954
Time Person of the Year — 1954
On the radio
Billboard Charts — September 16, 1954
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1954–55 Season
Emmy Winners — 1954
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — September 16, 1954
On the field
Sports Champions — September 16, 1954
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