Historical Events
- 1st local color TV commercial WNBT-TV (WNBC-TV) NYC (Castro Decorators)
Film & TV History
Edward R. Murrow criticizes US Senator Joseph McCarthy on his "See it Now" TV program
- WMUR TV channel 9 in Manchester, NH (ABC) begins broadcasting
Famous Birthdays
Bobby Sands (1954-1981)
Irish IRA member and leader of the hunger strike at Maze Prison where he died, born in Newtownabbey, Northern Abbey
- Carlos Ghosn, French Brazilian automobile executive (Renault, Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors), born in Porto Velho, Brazil
- Charmain Elaine Sylvers, American rocker (The Sylvers), born in Watts, Los Angeles
- Kevin Wade, American screenwriter (Working Girls), born in Chappaqua, New York
Famous Deaths
- Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer (b. 1912)
- V. Walfrid Ekman, Swedish oceanographer, dies at 79
About March 9, 1954
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 69 years, 6 months and 24 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Pisces
Music Charts
#1 Song: I See The Moon - Stargazers
