WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO JUNE 1954
Find out what all happened March to June 1954

First of the annual Bilderberg conferences. (29. May 1954)

The Constituent Assembly of Pakistan recognises Urdu and Bengali as the national languages of Pakistan. (19. April 1954)

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

UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) is formed in Basel, Switzerland. (15. June 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 United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. (17. May 1954)

Nuclear testing: The Castle Bravo, a 15-megaton hydrogen bomb, is detonated on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, resulting in the worst radioactive contamination ever caused by the United States. (1. March 1954)

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

Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army-McCarthy Hearings begins. (22. April 1954)

The Yonge Street subway line opens in Toronto. It is the first subway in Canada. (30. March 1954)

South African Airways Flight 201 A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people. (8. April 1954)

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

Willie Mosconi sets a world record by running 526 consecutive balls without a miss during a straight pool exhibition at East High Billiard Club in Springfield, Ohio. The record still stands today. (19. March 1954)

The world's first nuclear power station opens in Obninsk, near Moscow. (27. June 1954)

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

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

Joey Giardello knocks out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in the first televised prize boxing fight shown in colour. (19. March 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 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)