Pop-Culture.us - Nearly 100 Years of Trivia and Pop Culture History
1954 Trivia - This Year in History
Pop Culture dot US HOME

Pop Culture Madness Headlines

Get PCM Headlines!
Partners:
Hot Pop Songs
Pop Culture Madness!
Pop Culture Blog
a Myth
Trenz Mag
World Series Champions: New York Giants
NFL Champions: Cleveland Browns
NBA Champions: Minneapolis Lakers
Stanley Cup Champs: Detroit Red Wings
U.S. Open Golf Ed Furgol
U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) E. Victor Seixas, Jr./Doris Hart
Wimbledon (Men/Women): Jaroslav Drobny/Maureen Connolly
NCAA Football Champions: Ohio State & UCLA
NCAA Basketball Champions: La Salle
Kentucky Derby: Determine
World Cup (Soccer): West Germany
Sports Hero:  
The Hotties: Marilyn Monroe, Ava Gardner, Sophia Loren, Doris Day, Lana Turner
The Heartthrob(s):  
"The Quote" "Hey Kids, What time is it?" - It's Howdy Doody time!
Miss America: Evelyn Ay (Ephrata, PA)
Miss USA: Miriam Stevenson (South Carolina)
The Scandal: Rock and Roll Death: Johnny Ace (russian roulette)

The CIA was involved with finacing and re-writing the animated film version of Animal Farm.

Paul Newman took an ad out in variet magazine apologizing for his performance in The Silver Chalice.
Nerd News:  
The Habit:  
1st appearances & 1954's Most Popular Christmas gifts, toys and presents: Matchbox Cars, Yahtzee, Licoln Logs*, Scrabble**, thin wooden wiffle bat invented to go with 1953's wiffle ball
Best Film Oscar Winner: On the Waterfront
1954 Billboard
Number One Songs

November 21, 1953 - January 1, 1954:
Rags To Riches - Tony Bennett

January 2 - February 26:
Oh My Papa - Eddie Fisher

February 27 - March 12:
Secret Love - Doris Day

March 13 - March 19:
Make Love To Me - Jo Stafford

March 20 - March 26:
Secret Love - Doris Day

March 27 - April 9:
Make Love To Me - Jo Stafford

April 10 - May 28:
Wanted - Perry Como

May 29 - August 6:
Little Things Mean A Lot - Kitty Kallen

August 7 - September 24:
Sh - Boom - Crew - Cuts

September 25 - November 5:
Hey There - Rosemary Clooney

November 6 - November 12:
This Ole House - Rosemary Clooney

November 13 - December 3:
I Need You Now - Eddie Fisher

December 4, 1954 - January 21, 1955:
Mr. Sandman - The Chordettes
*Lincoln Logs originally came out in 1916
**Released in 1948, this was Scrabble's biggest sales units year

Pop-Culture.us is part of the Pop Culture Madness Network. All logos and pictures are copyright of the individual creators, teams and owners. All rights are reserved for them. We don't pretend or assume that we have anything to do with any professional, semi-professional, or entertainment sports or publishing organizations. This e-zine website's purpose is news, information,opinion, trivia, statistical information, and retail representation of product. If you see a CD, DVD or other "new item," you can probably click on it to but from Amazon or one of our other fine affiliates or advertisers! If you feel that we are unfairly infringing on any of your "intellectual property", and want us to take down any pictures or copyright material on this site, we will gladly work with you to stop any problem.
If we think you are out of line, we will tell the world that you're a big jerk, or words to that effect.
We do not condone illegal downloads, reprinting uncredited or unauthorized works or derivitives.
Everything else Copyright © 1999-2010 Pop Culture Madness.com

 
Pop Culture Madness
Pop-Culture.net
aMyth.com
TheTrenzMag.com
Hot Pop Songs.com
Privacy Statement: We will not sell, give or share any personal information, including e-mail addresses, of any of our visitors to anyone outside of Pop Culture Madness.com or our affiliated sites. We do not accept any stealth or spyware advertisers or third party sponsors of such programs. Pop Culture Madness.com and affiliated sites do not send spam, offer get-rich-quick schemes, offer or suggest "enhancement" devices or medications via e-mail.
PCM does use third-party advertising companies, such as google, to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, click here.