Historical Events In 1954
Saturday, 21 May 2022
May 23 In the year 1954 h R Bromley-Davenport, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests for England), dies
May 24 Dr Peter Murray Marshall becomes first black to head an AMA unit in the year 1954.
May 24 On this day in history german airline Lufthansa forms
May 24 On this day in history iBM announces vacuum tube "electronic" brain that could perform 10 million operations an hour
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 On this day in history herzmanovsky-Orlando, writer, dies
May 28 In the year 1954 achille Longo, composer, dies at 54
May 29 Kirk & Anne Douglas married on this day in history.
May 30 On this day in history ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author, dies at 67
May 30 Dutch bishops forbid membership to non-catholic sporting clubs in the year 1954.
Jun 02 On this day in history john Costello (Cons) becomes premier of Ireland
Jun 04 On this day in history arthur Murray flies X-1A rocket plane to record 27,000 m
Jun 04 Harold Hoffman, (Gov-NJ), dies at 58 in the year 1954.
Jun 05 On this day in history "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 In the year 1954 first microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ)
Jun 08 In the year 1954 alan M Turing, British mathematician (Turing), commits suicide at 41
Jun 09 On this day in history joseph Welch asks Sen Joseph McCarthy "Have you no sense of decency, sir?" during Senate-Army hearings
Jun 10 PBS reaches SF KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting on this day in history.
Jun 10 In the year 1954 pBS reaches SF: KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting
Jun 10 Will Rossiter, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.
Jun 13 In the year 1954 nikolai Obouhov, composer, dies at 62
Jun 14 On this day in history pres Eisenhower signs order adding words "under God" to the Pledge
Jun 14 U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an order adding the words quot;under Godquot; to the Pledge of Allegiance on this day in history.
Jun 16 In the year 1954 dutch military conscription shortened from 20 to 18 months
Jun 17 In the year 1954 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 Pierre Mendès-France forms French government on this day in history.
Jun 19 In the year 1954 54th US Golf Open: Ed Furgol shoots a 284 at Baltusrol GC in NJ
Jun 19 On this day in history the birth of Kathleen Turner, American film actress
Jun 21 John Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0) in the year 1954.
Jun 22 In the year 1954 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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