Historical Events In 1954

May 23   In the year 1954 h R Bromley-Davenport, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests for England), dies  

May 24   On this day in history dr Peter Murray Marshall becomes first black to head an AMA unit  

May 24   In the year 1954 german airline Lufthansa forms  

May 24   IBM announces vacuum tube "electronic" brain that could perform 10 million operations an hour on this day in history.  

May 24   The first rocket attains 150 mile (241 km) altitude, White Sands NM in the year 1954.  

May 26   Franz Pfemfert, writer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

May 27   In the year 1954 herzmanovsky-Orlando, writer, dies  

May 28   In the year 1954 achille Longo, composer, dies at 54  

May 29   Kirk & Anne Douglas married in the year 1954.  

May 30   In the year 1954 ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author, dies at 67  

May 30   Dutch bishops forbid membership to non-catholic sporting clubs on this day in history.  

Jun 02   In the year 1954 john Costello (Cons) becomes premier of Ireland  

Jun 04   Arthur Murray flies X-1A rocket plane to record 27,000 m in the year 1954.  

Jun 04   On this day in history harold Hoffman, (Gov-NJ), dies at 58  

Jun 05   In the year 1954 "Your Show Of Shows," last airs on NBC-TV  

Jun 07   On this day in history 1st microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ)  

Jun 07   First microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ) on this day in history.  

Jun 08   On this day in history alan M Turing, British mathematician (Turing), commits suicide at 41  

Jun 09   Joseph Welch asks Sen Joseph McCarthy "Have you no sense of decency, sir?" during Senate-Army hearings in the year 1954.  

Jun 10   On this day in history pBS reaches SF KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting  

Jun 10   PBS reaches SF: KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting on this day in history.  

Jun 10   Will Rossiter, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1954.  

Jun 13   On this day in history nikolai Obouhov, composer, dies at 62  

Jun 14   Pres Eisenhower signs order adding words "under God" to the Pledge on this day in history.  

Jun 14   On this day in history u.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an order adding the words quot;under Godquot; to the Pledge of Allegiance.  

Jun 16   In the year 1954 dutch military conscription shortened from 20 to 18 months  

Jun 17   On this day in history cIA exile army lands in Guatemala (JF Dulles & United Fruit Co)  

Jun 17   Televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends on this day in history.  

Jun 18   On this day in history pierre Mendès-France forms French government  

Jun 19   In the year 1954 54th US Golf Open: Ed Furgol shoots a 284 at Baltusrol GC in NJ  

Jun 19   The birth of Kathleen Turner, American film actress in the year 1954.  

Jun 21   John Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0) in the year 1954.  

Jun 22   On this day in history congress passes revised organic act for Virgin Islands  

Jun 22   On this day in history don Hollenbeck, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 49  

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Jan 02   In the year 1954 birth of ludmila Borozna, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1972)  

Jan 02   Henry Bonilla, American politician was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk)  

Jan 03   In the year 1954 birth of ross The Boss, rocker  

Jan 03   In the year 1954 birth of dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990)  

Jan 03   In the year 1954 birth of ned Lamont, American businessman  

Jan 04   Eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician was born in the year 1954.  

Jan 05   In the year 1954 birth of bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You)  

Jan 01   On this day in history death of duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890)  

Jan 05   On this day in history death of rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891)  

Jan 10   Fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1954.  

Jan 11   In the year 1954 edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77  

Jan 13   In the year 1954 roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69  

Jan 16   Michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies in the year 1954.  

Jan 18   Sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 19   On this day in history death of theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885)