July 1954 calendar

July 1954
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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

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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