- Sep 1 101°F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in Sept
- Sep 1 Buck Baker takes lead with 10 laps remaining to win the Southern 500 at Darlington in the most competitive event in NASCAR Grand National history; four drivers swap lead a record 35 times
- Sep 1 Fokker begins building F-27 Fokker Friendship
- Sep 1 WNOK (now WLTX) TV channel 19 in Columbia, SC (CBS) 1st broadcast
- Sep 1 WTCN (now KARE) TV channel 11 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (MET) begins
- Sep 3 European Convention on Human Rights goes into effect
François Mitterrand Resigns
Sep 3 French minister François Mitterrand, resigns due to colonial policy
Election of Interest
Sep 6 Konrad Adenauer's CDU wins elections in German Federal Republic
Baseball Record
Sep 6 Roy Campanella sets record for HRs by a catcher at 38
- Sep 7 Roy Campanella sets catcher record of 125 (en route to 142) RBIs
US Men's Tennis Open
Sep 7 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Tony Trabert beats fellow American Vic Seixas 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 to win his first of 5 major titles
US Open Women's Tennis
Sep 7 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: In an all-American final Maureen Connolly becomes first female to achieve a Grand Slam; beats Doris Hart 6-2, 6-4
Music Premiere
Sep 8 Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke's musical "Carnival in Flanders", adapted by Preston Sturges from a 1935 French film, and starring Dolores Gray and John Raitt, opens at the New Century Theatre, NYC; runs for 6 performances and wins Gray a Tony Award
- Sep 9 WFIE TV channel 14 in Evansville, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting
- Sep 10 Swanson sells its 1st "TV dinner"
- Sep 11 KSBW TV channel 8 in Salinas-Monterey, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting
- Sep 11 WEHT TV channel 25 in Evansville, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting
- Sep 12 Brooklyn Dodgers clinch NL pennant earlier than any other team, defeating Milwaukee Braves 5-2. Brooklyn finishes season with record of 105-49.
- Sep 12 Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke's musical "Carnival in Flanders", adapted by Preston Sturges from a 1935 French film, and starring Dolores Gray and John Raitt, closes at the New Century Theatre, NYC, after 6 performances, and a Tony Award win for Gray
Ascari Retains Championship
Sep 13 Italian Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari retains Formula 1 World Drivers Championship although forced to retire (engine trouble) in season ending Italian Grand Prix at Monza; wins title by 6.5 points from Juan Manuel Fangio
- Sep 13 KGTV TV channel 10 in San Diego, CA (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
- Sep 13 Pitcher Bob Trice becomes the first black player for Philadelphia Athletics
Khrushchev Succeeds Malenkov
Sep 14 Nikita Khrushchev appointed First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, succeeding Malenkov
- Sep 14 Yanks clinch 5th straight pennant with 8-5 win over Indians
- Sep 15 Boxing's NBA adopts 10-pt-must-scoring-system (10 pts to round winner)
- Sep 15 KVOA TV channel 4 in Tucson, AZ (NBC) begins broadcasting
- Sep 15 WVEC TV channel 13 in Hampton-Norfolk, VA (ABC) begins broadcasting
The Robe
Sep 16 1st movie in Cinemascope "The Robe" based on the book by Lloyd C. Douglas, directed by Henry Koster and starring Richard Burton and Jean Simmons premieres
- Sep 16 AL approves St Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles
Ernie Banks
Sep 17 Ernie Banks becomes Chicago Cubs 1st black player
- Sep 19 "Hazel Flagg" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 190 performances
- Sep 20 Cubs Ernie Banks hits his 1st major league HR
- Sep 21 KRDO TV channel 13 in Colorado Spgs-Pueblo, CO (ABC) 1st broadcast
- Sep 22 Islamic uprising in Atjeh, Indonesia
- Sep 23 KHQA TV channel 7 in Hannibal-Quincy, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting
- Sep 24 "Take a Giant Step" opens on Broadway
Marciano TKOs LaStarza
Sep 24 Rocky Marciano TKOs home town favourite Roland LaStarza in 11 at NYC's Polo Grounds to retain his world heavyweight boxing title
- Sep 26 KERO TV channel 23 in Bakersfield, CA (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting
- Sep 26 Polish government fires/imprisons Cardinal Wyszynski
- Sep 26 Shortstop Billy Hunter smashes final home run in St Louis Browns history during a 6-3 loss to Chicago White Sox at Busch Stadium; franchise moves to Baltimore next season
- Sep 26 US & Spain sign defense treaty (4 US bases in Spain)
- Sep 27 Baltimore Colt Bert Rechichar kicks a 56-yard field goal
- Sep 27 KCMO (now KCTV) TV channel 5 in Kansas City, MO (CBS) begins
- Sep 27 KNOE TV channel 8 in Monroe-West Monroe, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting
- Sep 27 KOLO TV channel 8 in Reno, NV (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
- Sep 27 KQTV TV channel 2 in Saint Joseph, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting
- Sep 27 St Louis Browns play last game in Sportsman's Park, losing 100th game
- Sep 27 Typhoon destroys one third of Nagoya, Japan
- Sep 27 WHBQ TV channel 13 in Memphis, Tennessee (ABC) begins broadcasting
- Sep 27 WMAZ TV channel 13 in Macon, GA (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
- Sep 27 WTOK TV channel 11 in Meridian, MS (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
- Sep 28 "Bob & Ray Show" TV Variety last air on NBC
- Sep 28 "Juvenile Jury" TV Children's last airs on NBC, moved to CBS
- Sep 28 "Racket Squad" TV Crime Drama last airs on CBS
- Sep 28 Dutch government proclaims 5% general pay increase on Jan 1, 1954
- Sep 28 KOAT TV channel 7 in Albuquerque, NM (ABC/PBS) begins broadcasting
- Sep 29 "Buick-Berle Show" debuts on NBC-TV
Make Room for Daddy
Sep 29 "Make Room for Daddy" starring Danny Thomas, premieres on ABC-TV
Milton Berle Show
Sep 29 "Milton Berle Show" premieres on NBC in the US
- Sep 29 1st department store to sell insurance is Carson Pirie Scott in Chicago, Illinois
- Sep 29 Baltimore, Maryland Mayor D'Alesandro buys Veeck's interest in Browns for $2,475,000
- Sep 29 US government gives France $385 million for combat in Indo-China
- Sep 30 Auguste/Jacques Piccard dives with bathosphere to 3150 m (record)
Chief Justice Earl Warren
Sep 30 Earl Warren appointed Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court
- Sep 30 Robert Anderson's "Tea & Sympathy" premieres in NYC
- Sep 30 WICS TV channel 20 in Springfield, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting
- Sep 30 WMT (now KGAN) TV channel 2 in Cedar Rapids-Waterloo, IA (CBS) begins
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