1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. 1954 - Events. January 1 - Soviet Union no longer demands war reparations from East Germany January 12 - Large-scale avalanches in Austria - over 20 dead January 14 - The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator forming the American Motors Corporation January 14 - Marilyn Monroe weds Joe DiMaggio. January 15 - Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in KenyaIncluding:

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1954 - January. January 2 - Henry Bonilla, American politician January 4 - Dave "The Devilfish" Ulliott, English professional poker player January 6 - Anthony Minghella, British film director January 12 - Howard Stern, American radio host January 14 - Tom Cheney, American cartoonist January 17 - Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., son of Robert F Kennedy and Ethel Skakel Kennedy and nephew of U.S president John F Kennedy and Edward M Kennedy January 22 - Peter Pilz, ...

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See also: 1953 in music, other events of 1954, 1955 in music, 1950s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1954 in music - Events. Frank Sinatra wins the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in From Here To Eternity, 1953; resuscitating his singing career in the process Bing Crosby received a Best Actor nomination for his work in The Country Girl January 14 - First documented use of the abbreviated term "Rock 'n' Roll" to promote Alan Freed's Rock 'n' Roll Jubille ...

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Wheelbase was up to 149.8 in for 1954, and engine output jumped to 230 hp (172 kW). It was at 250 hp (186 kW) one year later. An optional dual-four barrel carb setup boasted 270 hp (201 kW). The engine was stroked to 365 in³ for 285 or 305 hp (213 or 227 kW) in 1956. ...

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The chassis was redesigned for 1954 with a new 129 in wheelbase for the sedan and Eldorado. The engine now produced 230 hp (172 kW), with 250 hp (186 kW) coming for 1955. An optional dual-four barrel carb setup boasted 270 hp (201 kW). The Sedan de Ville model bowed in 1956 as a hardtop version of the standard Series 62 sedan. The engine was stroked to 365 in³ f ...

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1954 - January. January 1 - Soviet Union no longer demands war reparations from East Germany January 12 - Large-scale avalanches in Austria - over 20 dead January 14 - The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator forming the American Motors Corporation January 14 - Marilyn Monroe weds Joe DiMaggio. January 15 - Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in Kenya January 17 - In Yugoslavia, Milovan Djilas, Tito's second-in-command, is relieved of his dut ...

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The Astra was an English automobile; claiming to be the smallest and cheapest four-wheeler on the British market, the car was manufactured from 1954 to 1959. Featuring a rear-mounted 322cc engine and all-round independent suspension, the Astra was built by British Anzani of Hampton Hill, Middlesex. Other related archives1954, 1959, British, British Anzani, English, Middlesex, automobile, cc, independent suspension

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The civil rights movement in the United States has been a long, primarily nonviolent struggle to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to all Americans. The movement has had a lasting impact on United States society, both in its tactics, the increased social and legal acceptance of civil rights it brought about and its exposure of the prevalence and cost of racism. It has been made up of many movements, though it most often refers to the struggles between 1945 and 1970 to end discrimination against African-American ...

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• American Civil Rights Movement 1896-1954 - The American Jewish community and the civil rights movement
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• American Civil Rights Movement 1896-1954 - The Labor movement and civil rights
• American Civil Rights Movement 1896-1954 - The Left and civil rights
• American Civil Rights Movement 1896-1954 - The Scottsboro Boys
• American Civil Rights Movement 1896-1954 - The NAACP
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1954 in aviation - January. January 10 - a BOAC de Havilland Comet crashes into the Mediterranean Sea near Elba with the loss of all 35 people aboard. 1954 in aviation - April. April 1 - Last operational flight by a RAF Spitfire, a photo-reconnaissance sortie against bandits in Malaya 1954 in aviation - June. June 2 - Yugoslavian Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15s attack a Belgian Douglas DC-3, which lands in Austria June 21 - three USAF B-47 Stratojets cross ...

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Men's Golf Grand Slam of golf results: April - The Masters golf tournament - Sam Snead June - US Open - Ed Furgol July - British Open - Peter Thomson August - PGA Championship - Chick Harbert PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Bob Toski - $65,820 Women's Golf US Women's Open - Babe Zaharias Patty Berg: leading money winner on the LPGA tour ...

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1954 in baseball - Major League Baseball. World Series: New York Giants over Cleveland Indians (4-0) All-Star Game, July 13 at Municipal Stadium: American League, 11-9 1954 in baseball - Other champions. Caribbean World Series: Criollos de Caguas (Puerto Rico) College World Series: Missouri Japan Series: Chunichi Dragons over Nishitetsu Lions (4-3) Little League World ...

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1 special election held due to election of Richard M. Nixon (R-CA) to the office of Vice President in 1952 2 special election held due to death of Hugh Butler (R-NE) 3 special election held due to death of Patrick A. McCarran (D-NV) 4 special election held due to death of Charles W. Tobey (R-NH) 5 special election held due to death of Clyde Roark Hoey (D-NC) 6 special election held due to death of Robert A. Taft (R-OH) 7 Daniel had been appointed September 6, 1954, ...

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1954 in South Africa - January. Mimi Coertse starts tuitorship under Maria Hittorff and Josef Witt 1954 in South Africa - April. 17 April - The Federation of South African Women is launched in Johannesburg 1954 in South Africa - May. 1 May - The South Africa national football team beats the Israel national football team 2-1 at the Rand Stadium, Johannesburg in a friendly match 1954 in South Africa - November. 30 November - Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom become ...

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1954 in rail transport - January events. January 3 - The last steam locomotive powered passenger train departs Washington Union Station; Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad engine number 622 Carter Braxton pulls the train, leaving at approximately 1:40 PM bound for Richmond, Virginia. January 8 - Southern Pacific Railroad's Sunset Limited becomes the first train to use the new New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. January 24 - Cleveland, Ohio, streetcars make their last revenue run. January - General Motors Elec ...

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Sinatra plays ruthless assassin John Baron, who, with his henchmen, subdue a family and take over a home in the small town of Suddenly, where the President is scheduled soon to arrive. The movie portrays Baron's psychological struggle with his captives, and presents an interesting portrait of what nowadays is a hot-button matter, the function of firearms in the home. Ironically, Sinatra's character presents himself as a "war hero," while Sinatra was 4-F during World War II and Sterling Hayden served with the United States Marine Corps and received the Silver Star ...

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List of religious leaders in 1954 - Catholic Churches. Roman Catholic Church - Pius XII, Pope (1939-1958) ...

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1954 in baseball - January-March. 1954 in baseball - April-June. 1954 in baseball - July-September. September 29 - In Game 1 of the 1954 World Series, Willie Mays of the New York Giants makes one of the greatest catches in history when he races back to deep centerfield in the Polo Grounds to make an over-the-head catch of Cleveland Indians' Vic Wertz's 462-foot drive in the 8th inning with the score tied 2-2. Wertz drove in the 2 runs in the first inning with a triple. Dusty Rhodes hits a pinch-hit, 3-run, 260-foot Home run off Bob Lem ...

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July July 15 - Boeing 367-80, prototype of the Boeing 707 and Boeing C-135 families August August 3 - Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring Rig (free flight) August 4 - English Electric P.1, prototype of the English Electric Lightning August 23 - Lockheed YC-130 Hercules, from Palmdale, CA to Edwards Air Force Base September September 29 - McDonnell F-101A October October 3 - Doug ...

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