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Based on a US Congress amendment passed on June 1, 1954, this is the first observance of "Veterans Day", replacing the name "Armistice Day" in the United States. President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued a proclamation in October 1954 acknowledging that the United States had been engaged in two wars since Armistice Day was first observed.
1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1954th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 954th year of the 2nd millennium, the 54th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1950s decade.
An IRA unit carries out a daylight arms raid on the British Army's Gough Barracks in Armagh, Northern Ireland.In twenty minutes, the IRA men loaded a cattle truck with 340 rifles, 50 Sten guns, 12 Bren guns, and a volley of smaller arms and ammunition, and drove it away without anyone being injured.
This article lists the feast days of the General Roman Calendar as they were at the end of 1954. It is essentially the same calendar established by Pope Pius X (1903–1914) following his liturgical reforms, but it also incorporates changes that were made by Pope Pius XI (1922–1939), such as the institution of the Feast of Christ the King (assigned to the last Sunday in October), and the ...
[1] June 14 – The words "under God" are added to the United States Pledge of Allegiance. June 17 – A CIA-engineered military coup occurs in Guatemala. June 27 – Guatemalan President Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán steps down in a CIA-sponsored military coup, triggering a bloody civil war that continues for more than thirty-five years.
November 7 – Guy Gavriel Kay, fantasy fiction author; November 12 – Dave Edge, long-distance runner; November 24 – Stuart Murray, politician; December 14 – Steven MacLean, astronaut; December 20 – John Kinch, football player (d. 2022) December 28 – Lanny Poffo, wrestler (d. 2023)
November 1954 sports events in the United States (1 P) Pages in category "November 1954 events in the United States" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total.
June 1 is the 152nd day of the year ... the largest bank merger in Canadian history. ... 1954 – Jill Black, ...