The Hayes Family History Site » On This Day http://hayesfamily.us Including Members Of The Hayes, Tierney, Lewis, Beattie, Sheehan, Yerks, Condos, Smith and Other Families Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:18:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 150 Years Ago…. http://hayesfamily.us/index.php/2011/04/12/150-years-ago/ http://hayesfamily.us/index.php/2011/04/12/150-years-ago/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:29:11 +0000 Philip Hayes http://hayesfamily.us/?p=1266 One hundred and fifty years ago… today….

  • Henry William Lewis, an immigrant from Wales, was on board a ship that was fired upon by the canon batteries at Morris Island, marking the beginning of the Civil War.
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  • Jeremiah D Sheehan prepared to join the war as a private in Company C of 3rd Infantry Regiment New Hampshire (23 Aug 1861).
  • Cyrus Cutler of Bedford, New York, prepared to join the war with Company H, New York 5th Heavy Artillery Regiment (02 Jan 1864).
  • Jonathan J Beattie joined the Civil War was a Seaman with the US Navy.
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]]> http://hayesfamily.us/index.php/2009/07/08/valedictorian-samantha-yerks-graduates-port-chester-high-school/feed/ 0 On This Day: March 13, 1954… A Lewis was born http://hayesfamily.us/index.php/2009/03/12/on-this-day-a-lewis-was-born/ http://hayesfamily.us/index.php/2009/03/12/on-this-day-a-lewis-was-born/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:39:30 +0000 Philip Hayes http://hayesfamily.us/?p=458 On March 13, 1954, a Lewis was born…


Top News Headlines This Week:
Mar 13 – Braves’ Bobby Thomson breaks his ankle, he is replaced by Hank Aaron
Mar 13 – Viet Minh General Giap opens assault on That Bien Phu
Mar 14 – Braves Henry Aaron homers in his 1st exhibition game
Mar 14 – KDAL (now KDLH) TV channel 3 in Duluth-Superior MN (CBS) begins
Mar 14 – Louise Suggs wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship
Mar 14 – NBA Baltimore Bullets end a 32 game road losing streak

Top Songs for 1954
Make Love to Me by Jo Stafford
 Little Things Mean a Lot by Kitty Kallen
Mr. Sandman by Chordettes
 Secret Love by Doris Day
Sh-Boom by Crew-Cuts
 This Ole House by Rosemary Clooney
Oh! My Papa by Eddie Fisher
 Wanted by Perry Como
Hey There by Rosemary Clooney
 I Need You Now by Eddie Fisher

1954 Prices US  President
Bread: $0.17/loaf Dwight D. Eisenhower
Milk: $0.92/gal US  Vice President
Eggs: $0.77/doz Richard M. Nixon
Car: $1,950 Academy Award Winners
Gas: $0.29/gal
Best Picture: On The Waterfront
Directed By Elia Kazan
Best Actor: Marlon Brando
in On The Waterfront
Best Actress: Grace Kelly
in The Country Girl
House: $17,500
Stamp: $0.03/ea
Avg Income: $4,684/yr
Min Wage: $0.75/hr
DOW Avg: 404

People born on March 13
1939 – Neil Sedaka Brooklyn NY, singer/songwriter (Breaking Up is Hard to Do)
1953 – Deborah Raffin Los Angeles CA, actress (Ransom, Demon, 40 Carats)

On TV in 1954
Dragnet U.S. Steel Hour Make Room for Daddy Lassie Omnibus
Jackie Gleason Show The Burns and Allen Show This Is Your Life The Ed Sullivan Show I Love Lucy

Hot New Toys in 1954
Robert the Robot Whee-Lo

Top Books in 1954
Ideas and Opinions by Albert Einstein
 Under the Net by Iris Murdoch
Science and Civilization in China by Joseph Needham
 …And Now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
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