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   Dr Peter Murray Marshall becomes first black to head an AMA unit on this day in history.   

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

May 27   Herzmanovsky-Orlando, writer, dies on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1954 dutch bishops forbid membership to non-catholic sporting clubs   

Jun 02   On this day in history 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   Harold Hoffman, (Gov-NJ), dies at 58 in the year 1954.   

Jun 05   "Your Show Of Shows," last airs on NBC-TV on this day in history.   

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

Jun 07   In the year 1954 first microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ)   

Jun 08   On this day in history 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   PBS reaches SF: KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting in the year 1954.   

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

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

Jun 14   In the year 1954 pres Eisenhower signs order adding words "under God" to the Pledge   

Jun 14   In the year 1954 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 in the year 1954.   

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 in the year 1954.   

Jun 18   Pierre Mendès-France forms French government in the year 1954.   

Jun 19   In the year 1954 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   In the year 1954 john Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0)   

Jun 22   Congress passes revised organic act for Virgin Islands on this day in history.   

Jun 22   Don Hollenbeck, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of henry Bonilla, American politician   

Jan 02   In the year 1954 birth of dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk)   

Jan 03   Ross The Boss, rocker was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   Rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. 1891) died in the year 1954.   

Jan 10   On this day in history 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   In the year 1954 michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies   

Jan 18   Sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74 in the year 1954.   

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