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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in July 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 July 1954: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of July 1954?


Events

  • 01 Jul 1954 WDBO (now WCPX) TV channel 6 in Orlando, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • 02 Jul 1954 68th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: J Drobny beats K Rosewall
  • 03 Jul 1954 Wonderful Town closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 559 performances
  • 04 Jul 1954 WMSL (WYUR, now WAFF) TV channel 48 in Huntsville, AL (ABC) begins
  • 05 Jul 1954 B-52A bomber made its maiden flight
  • 06 Jul 1954 KMOS TV channel 6 in Sedalia-Warrensburg, MO (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • 07 Jul 1954 T.A.N.U. party founded in Tanzania.
  • 08 Jul 1954 KMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast
  • 10 Jul 1954 Peter Thomson becomes the first Australian to win the British Open Golf Championship.
  • 11 Jul 1954 First White Citizens Council organizes in Indianola, Mississippi.
  • 12 Jul 1954 President Eisenhower put forward a plan for an interstate highway system
  • 13 Jul 1954 21st All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 11-9 at Municipal Stadium, Cleveland
  • 14 Jul 1954 118 degrees F (48 degrees C), Warsaw and Union, Missouri (state record).
  • 15 Jul 1954 1st coml jet transport plane built in US tested
  • 17 Jul 1954 1st major league game where majority of team is black
  • 18 Jul 1954 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Inverness Four-Ball Golf Tournament
  • 20 Jul 1954 Armistice for Indo-China signed, Vietnam separates into North and South
  • 21 Jul 1954 At Geneva, Switzerland, France agrees to independence of North and South Vietnam.
  • 22 Jul 1954 Virgin Islands (US) adopts constitution
  • 25 Jul 1954 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Fort Wayne Golf Open
  • 26 Jul 1954 WCET TV channel 48 in Cincinnati, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • 27 Jul 1954 36th PGA Championship: Chick Herbert at Keller Golf Club - St. Paul, Minnesota
  • 28 Jul 1954 Ernest Blochs 4th string quartet, premieres
  • 30 Jul 1954 Bob Kennedy hits the 1st grand slam for the new Baltimore Orioles
  • 31 Jul 1954 First ascent of K2, by an Italian expedition led by Ardito Desio.

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Music charts

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

  1. - The Little Shoemaker
  2. - The Little Shoemaker
  3. - Sh-Boom
  4. - Sh-Boom
  5. - I'm A Fool To Care

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Cara Mia
  2. - Little Things Mean A Lot
  3. - Secret Love
  4. - Idle Gossip
  5. - Wanted

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

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Release year: 1954

Directed by: Stanley Donen

Starring: Jane Powell, Howard Keel, Jeff Richards, Russ Tamblyn

Country: United States of America

The Blue Angel

The Blue Angel

Release year: 1954

Directed by: Josef von Sternberg

The Far Country

The Far Country

Release year: 1954

Directed by: Anthony Mann

Starring: James Stewart, Ruth Roman, Corinne Calvet, Walter Brennan

Country: United States of America

Broken Lance

Broken Lance

Release year: 1954

Directed by: Edward Dmytryk

Starring: Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Jean Peters, Richard Widmark

Country: United States of America

Books

Which were the most popular books released in July 1954?
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Forty Plus And Fancy Free by Emily Kimbrough

Forty Plus And Fancy Free

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Non-Fiction, Travel and Adventure, American Literature, Women's Literature

The Power Of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale

The Power Of Positive Thinking

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With more than five million copies printed, The Power of Positive Thinking is an international bestseller. It has helped millions of people around the globe to find fulfillment through Dr.

The World In The Evening by Christopher Isherwood

The World In The Evening

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Book by Christopher Isherwood

The Mind Alive by Harry Allen Overstreet and Bonaro W. Overstreet

The Mind Alive

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1954. First Edition. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 333 pages. 1 lb 6 oz. (Dark Green Hardcover, with gold lettering spine). The

The Tunnel Of Love by Peter De Vries

The Tunnel Of Love

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This work by the great American humorist Peter De Vries is a harking back to the golden age in American fiction. It was set in American suburbia.