WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO NOVEMBER 1954
Find out what all happened May to November 1954

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

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

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)

Hurricane Edna hits New England as a Category 3 hurricane, causing significant damage and 29 deaths. (11. September 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 flight of the Boeing 367-80, prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series. (15. July 1954)

Benjamin O. Davis Jr. becomes the first African-American general in the United States Air Force. (27. October 1954)

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

The anti-National Service Riots, by Chinese Middle School students in Singapore, take place. (13. May 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)

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

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

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

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

First ascent of Cho Oyu. (19. October 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)

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)