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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in August 1954.
The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Sir Winston Churchill (Conservative), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on August 1954: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of August 1954?


Events

  • 01 Aug 1954 Louison Bobet wins his 2nd Tour de France
  • 02 Aug 1954 Tahar Ben Ammar appointed Premier of Tunisia
  • 03 Aug 1954 1st VTOL (Vertical Take-off & Land) flown
  • 04 Aug 1954 Boscombe Down 1st flight of supersonic P-1 Lightning
  • 05 Aug 1954 Patty Berg wins LPGA World Golf Championshio
  • 06 Aug 1954 WLAC (now WTVF) TV channel 5 in Nashville (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • 07 Aug 1954 Golden Apple closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 125 performances
  • 10 Aug 1954 Netherlands Indonesian Union breaks up
  • 11 Aug 1954 BC Lions plays its 1st CF game, they lose to Montreal Alouettes, 22-0
  • 12 Aug 1954 Senator Eddie Yost draws his 100th walk for 5th year in a row
  • 13 Aug 1954 21st NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Detroit 31, All-Stars 6
  • 14 Aug 1954 WGR TV (now WGRZ) TV channel 2 in Buffalo, New York (NBC) begins
  • 15 Aug 1954 Alfredo Stroessner begins his dictatorship in Paraguay.
  • 16 Aug 1954 Sports Illustrated magazine begins publishing
  • 18 Aug 1954 James E Wilkins is 1st black to attend a US cabinet meeting
  • 19 Aug 1954 Ralph J Bunche is named undersecretary of United Nations.
  • 22 Aug 1954 WPTV TV channel 5 in Palm Beach, Florida (NBC) begins broadcasting
  • 23 Aug 1954 First flight of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.
  • 24 Aug 1954 Eisenhower signs Communist Control Act, outlawing the Communist Party
  • 25 Aug 1954 Ivan Filin wins Berne marathon
  • 29 Aug 1954 San Francisco International Airport (SFO) opens.
  • 30 Aug 1954 Hurricane Carol, kills 68
  • 31 Aug 1954 WMTW TV channel 8 in Portland-Poland Spring, ME (ABC) begins

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in August 1954?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - The High and the Mighty
  2. - The High And The Mighty
  3. - The High And The Mighty
  4. - This Ole House
  5. - Cinnamon Sinner

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Cara Mia
  2. - Little Things Mean A Lot
  3. - Idle Gossip
  4. - Three Coins In The Fountain
  5. - Secret Love

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Rear Window

Rear Window

Release year: 1954

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Starring: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter

Country: United States of America

Boot Polish

Boot Polish

Release year: 1954

Directed by: Prakash Arora

Starring: Kumari Naaz, Rattan Kumar, David Abraham, Chand Burke

Sabrina

Sabrina

Release year: 1954

Directed by: Billy Wilder

Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, Walter Hampden

Country: United States of America

Senso

Senso

Release year: 1954

Directed by: Luchino Visconti

Starring: Farley Granger, Alida Valli, Massimo Girotti, Heinz Moog

Country: United States of America

The Raid

The Raid

Release year: 1954

Directed by: Hugo Fregonese

Starring: Van Heflin, Anne Bancroft, Richard Boone, Lee Marvin

Country: United States of America

Books

Which were the most popular books released in August 1954?
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Bless This House by Norah Lofts

Bless This House

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This beautiful house was built by a pirate who was rewarded by Good Queen Bess with plunder he brought home. However, tragedy did not happen within its walls until Thomas Rowhedge.

A Time To Love And A Time To Die by Erich Maria Remarque

A Time To Love And A Time To Die

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The classic wartime German author, A Time to Love & a Time to Die is a reminiscence of the harrowing insights in his masterpiece All Quiet on Western Front.

Animals, Men And Myths by Richard Lewinsohn

Animals, Men And Myths

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351 pages. Illustrated. Illustrated.

The Song Of Ruth by Frank G. Slaughter

The Song Of Ruth

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The song of Ruth: Ruth is the Bible's most beautiful heroine and the Old Testament's most beloved love story.

Reach For The Sky by Paul Brickhill

Reach For The Sky

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Douglas Bader was a legend during his lifetime. He lost both his legs in an aeroplane crash in 1931, and was dismissed by the Royal Air Force as a cripple.