WHAT ALL HAPPENED JULY TO AUGUST 1954
Find out what all happened July to August 1954

Alfredo Stroessner begins his dictatorship in Paraguay. (15. August 1954)

The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published. (16. August 1954)

The Communist Control Act goes into effect. The American Communist Party is outlawed. (24. August 1954)

First flight of the Boeing 367-80, prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series. (15. July 1954)

First flight of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. (23. August 1954)

At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held. (10. August 1954)

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

Getúlio Dornelles Vargas, president of Brazil, commits suicide and is succeeded by João Café Filho. (24. August 1954)

First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam. (21. July 1954)

First ascent of K2, by an Italian expedition led by Ardito Desio. (31. July 1954)

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

Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time. (13. August 1954)

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

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