The events of 1954
- 14 January 1954
Celebrity Wedding – The Actress Marilyn Monroe marries the Baseball player Joe DiMaggio.
- 10 February 1954
U.S. – The U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam.
- 01 March 1954
U.S. – The Americans have exploded the first hydrogen bomb – thought to be up to 1,000 times more powerful than the atomic bomb.
- 25 March 1954
In the U.S. the TV manufacturer RCA produces the first colour Television set – the screen is 12” and the price is $1,000.
- 03 April 1954
The 100th Oxford Cambridge Boat Race is won by Oxford.
- 12 April 1954
Rock and Roll – Bill Haley & His Comets records the single “Rock Around the Clock” in New York City.
- 06 May 1954
Roger Bannister runs becomes the first person to break the four minute mile.
- 14 May 1954
The four engined commercial Boeing 707 is launched after only two years of development.
- 17 May 1954
U.S. Civil Rights – The U.S. Supreme Court outlaws racial segregation within public education in the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.
- 15 June 1954
Football – The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is formed with the intention to administer and control European Football.
- 27 June 1954
Soviet Union – The world’s first Atomic Power Station is opened at Obninsk, near Moscow.
- 03 July 1954
Food rationing finally ends in Britain as restrictions on the sale and purchase of meat and bacon is lifted.
- 04 July 1954
Football – World Cup – West Germany beat Hungary 3-2 in Switzerland to win the 1954 Football World Cup.
- 30 September 1954
U.S. the first atomic-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is commission by the US Navy.
- 14 October 1954
The Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie visits Britain.
- 03 November 1954
Movies – The first in the Godzilla series of films is released in Japan.
