WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO SEPTEMBER 1954
Find out what all happened April to September 1954

The convention establishing CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) is signed. (29. September 1954)

First Indochina War: Battle of Mang Yang Pass – PAVN troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambushes G.M. 100 of France in An Khê. (24. June 1954)

The German U-Boat U-505 begins its move from a specially constructed dock to its final site at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. (3. September 1954)

In Christchurch (New Zealand) Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme murder Pauline's mother because they think she is in the way of their close friendship (movie Heavenly Creatures by Peter Jackson in 1994). See Parker–Hulme murder case. (22. June 1954)

The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin. (5. July 1954)

The Andhra Pradesh High Court was established. (5. July 1954)

President Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his "domino theory" speech during a news conference. (7. April 1954)

Germany: Otto John, head of West Germany's secret service, defects to East Germany. (20. July 1954)

Pope Pius XII canonises Dominic Savio, who was 14 years old at the time of his death, as a saint, making him the youngest non-martyr saint in the Roman Catholic Church. (12. June 1954)

The Geneva Conference, an effort to restore peace in Indochina and Korea, begins. (26. April 1954)

In a top secret nuclear test, a Soviet Tu-4 bomber drops a 40 kiloton atomic weapon just north of Totskoye village. (14. September 1954)

Elvis Presley makes his radio debut when WHBQ Memphis played his first recording for Sun Records, "That's All Right." (7. July 1954)

President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado. (1. April 1954)

UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) is formed in Basel, Switzerland. (15. June 1954)

Hurricane Edna hits New England as a Category 3 hurricane, causing significant damage and 29 deaths. (11. September 1954)

Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Vietnamese victory (the battle began on March 13). (7. May 1954)

Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes. (6. May 1954)

Pierre Mendès-France becomes Prime Minister of France. (18. June 1954)

The original Broadway production of The Pajama Game opens and runs for another 1,063 performances. Later received three Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, and Best Choreography. (13. May 1954)

Gamal Abdal Nasser seizes power in Egypt. (18. April 1954)