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Events from the year 1954 in the United States. Incumbents. Federal government. President: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-Kansas/New York) Vice ...
No significant newsworthy events, births, or deaths are known to have happened on this day. [7] In a general election in Belgium, the dominant Christian Social Party wins 95 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives, and 49 of the 106 seats in the Senate. The government led by Jean Van Houtte loses their majority in parliament.
Rosemary Sutcliff's historical children's novel The Eagle of the Ninth illustrated by C. Walter Hodges, first in the series of the same name. J. R. R. Tolkien 's epic high fantasy novels The Fellowship of the Ring (29 July) and The Two Towers (11 November), the first two volumes of The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
1954 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at an all-time high of 382.74, the first time the Dow has surpassed its peak level reached just before the Wall Street Crash of 1929; 1954 – NBC airs The Tonight Show, the first late-night talk show, originally hosted by Steve Allen; 1954 – The Democrats retake both houses of Congress in the ...
1954 events in the United States by month (12 C) / 1954 disestablishments in the United States (42 C, 15 P) 1954 establishments in the United States (56 C, 23 P) A.
September 18 – 1954 NSWRFL season culminates in South Sydney's 23–15 win over Newtown in the grand final at the Sydney Cricket Ground before a crowd of 45,759 November 13 – first World Cup tournament culminates in Great Britain 's 16 – 12 win over France in the final .
October 1954 events in the United States (1 C, 1 P) November 1954 events in the United States (2 C, 42 P) December 1954 events in the United States (1 C, 2 P)
October 1954 events in the United States (1 C, 1 P) November 1954 events in the United States (2 C, 42 P) December 1954 events in the United States (1 C, 2 P)