Page 8: Historical Events In 1954

May 23   H R Bromley-Davenport, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests for England), dies on this day in history.   

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

May 24   German airline Lufthansa forms in the year 1954.   

May 24   In the year 1954 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   In the year 1954 franz Pfemfert, writer, dies at 74   

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

May 28   Achille Longo, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

May 29   In the year 1954 kirk & Anne Douglas married   

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 in the year 1954.   

Jun 02   John Costello (Cons) becomes premier of Ireland on this day in history.   

Jun 04   In the year 1954 arthur Murray flies X-1A rocket plane to record 27,000 m   

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

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

Jun 07   1st microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ) in the year 1954.   

Jun 07   First microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ) in the year 1954.   

Jun 08   Alan M Turing, British mathematician (Turing), commits suicide at 41 in the year 1954.   

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 in the year 1954.   

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

Jun 10   On this day in history will Rossiter, composer, dies at 87   

Jun 13   In the year 1954 nikolai Obouhov, composer, dies at 62   

Jun 14   Pres Eisenhower signs order adding words "under God" to the Pledge in the year 1954.   

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   Dutch military conscription shortened from 20 to 18 months on this day in history.   

Jun 17   In the year 1954 cIA exile army lands in Guatemala (JF Dulles & United Fruit Co)   

Jun 17   In the year 1954 televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends   

Jun 18   In the year 1954 pierre Mendès-France forms French government   

Jun 19   On this day in history 54th US Golf Open: Ed Furgol shoots a 284 at Baltusrol GC in NJ   

Jun 19   In the year 1954 the birth of Kathleen Turner, American film actress   

Jun 21   John Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   Dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of ross The Boss, rocker   

Jan 03   Dean Hart, Canadian wrestler (d. 1990) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Ned Lamont, American businessman was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician   

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

Jan 01   Duff Cooper, British diplomat and writer (b. 1890) died in the year 1954.   

Jan 05   In the year 1954 death of rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891)   

Jan 10   In the year 1954 fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53   

Jan 11   Edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69   

Jan 16   On this day in history michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies   

Jan 18   In the year 1954 sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74   

Jan 19   In the year 1954 death of theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885)