WHAT ALL HAPPENED AUGUST TO NOVEMBER 1954
Find out what all happened August to November 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)

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

In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges Meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap in the only documented case of a human being hit by a rock from space. (30. November 1954)

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington National Cemetery. (10. November 1954)

Dwight D. Eisenhower pledges United States support to South Vietnam. (24. October 1954)

The People's Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First Taiwan Strait Crisis. (3. September 1954)

First Indochina War: The Viet Minh take control of North Vietnam. (11. October 1954)

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

Hurricane Hazel devastates the eastern seaboard, killing 95 and causing massive floods as far north as Toronto. As a Category 4 upon landfall, it is the strongest storm on record to strike as far north as North Carolina. (15. October 1954)

First ascent of Cho Oyu. (19. October 1954)

The Humane Society of the United States is founded. (22. November 1954)

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

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

Télé Monte Carlo, Europe's oldest private television channel, is launched by Prince Rainier III. (19. November 1954)

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

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

The first Godzilla film is released and marks the first appearance of the character of the same name. (3. November 1954)

Alger Hiss is released from prison after serving 44 months for perjury. (27. November 1954)

Benjamin O. Davis Jr. becomes the first African-American general in the United States Air Force. (27. October 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)