Mike Zuke, Canadian ice hockey player
Michael P. Zuke (born 16 April 1954) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centreman who played eight seasons in the NHL between 1978 and 1986.
Zuke was drafted 79th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL amateur draft. He played 455 career NHL games, scoring 86 goals and 196 assists for 282 points. Zuke's father was a local mail carrier and hockey coach who helped produce great NHL players (e.g., Ron Francis).Zuke also played NCAA hockey for Michigan Tech, and is the all-time scoring leader with 133 goals and 177 assist for at total of 310 points in 163 games played in his four years there. Zuke helped the Huskies win the national championship in 1975. He leads the all-time list by an impressive 97 points. He also holds the all-time high for goals and assists respectively.
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- 13Feb
NCAA Division I
Frank Selvy becomes the only NCAA Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game. - 28Feb
NTSC
The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public. - 1Apr
United States Air Force Academy
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado. - 25Apr
Bell Labs
The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories. - 18Jun
1954 Guatemalan coup d'état
Carlos Castillo Armas leads an invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état