Page 8: Historical Events In 1954

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

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   On this day in history iBM announces vacuum tube "electronic" brain that could perform 10 million operations an hour   

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

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   Achille Longo, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1954.   

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

May 30   On this day in history ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author, dies at 67   

May 30   On this day in history dutch bishops forbid membership to non-catholic sporting clubs   

Jun 02   John Costello (Cons) becomes premier of Ireland in the year 1954.   

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

Jun 04   Harold Hoffman, (Gov-NJ), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 08   In the year 1954 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   In the year 1954 pBS reaches SF KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting   

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

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   U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an order adding the words quot;under Godquot; to the Pledge of Allegiance in the year 1954.   

Jun 16   Dutch military conscription shortened from 20 to 18 months in the year 1954.   

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 in the year 1954.   

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

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

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 in the year 1954.   

Jan 02   Dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk) was born on this day in history.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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 in the year 1954.   

Jan 13   Roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1954.   

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   Theodor Kaluza, German scientist (b. 1885) died in the year 1954.