WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO NOVEMBER 1954
Find out what all happened April to November 1954

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

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

The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. (17. May 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)

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

The 1954 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match between Hungary and Brazil, highly anticipated to be exciting, instead turns violent, with three players ejected and further fighting continuing after the game. (27. June 1954)

Texas Instruments announces the first Transistor radio. (18. October 1954)

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

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

Great Britain defeats France to capture the first ever Rugby League World Cup in Paris in front of around 30,000 spectators. (13. November 1954)

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

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

The nationwide debut of Tonight Starring Steve Allen (The Tonight Show) hosted by Steve Allen on NBC. (27. September 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)

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

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

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that places the words "under God" into the United States Pledge of Allegiance. (14. June 1954)

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

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

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