WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO AUGUST 1954
Find out what all happened April to August 1954

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

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

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

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

Bill Haley & His Comets release "Rock Around the Clock", the first rock and roll record to reach number one on the Billboard charts. (10. May 1954)

The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. (17. May 1954)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)