Historical Events
- Indians sweep Yanks at Municipal Stadium; largest AL crowd (86,563)
- White Sox win 90th game, 1st time they win this many since 1920
- WLBZ TV channel 2 in Bangor, ME (NBC) begins broadcasting
Famous Birthdays
- Jeff Jarvis, American journalist (This Week in Google) and advocate for the Open Web
- Neal Brendel, American rugby union prop (6 Tests; Pittsburgh RC) and executive (Chairman USA Rugby 2002-05), born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
- Russell G. Alexander, creator of Today In History v1.2
About September 12, 1954
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 69 years, 7 months and 19 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Virgo
Music Charts
#1 Song: Three Coins In The Fountain - Frank Sinatra
