WHAT ALL HAPPENED JULY TO OCTOBER 1954
Find out what all happened July to October 1954

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

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

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

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

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

The U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear reactor powered vessel. (30. September 1954)

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

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

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

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

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

The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established. (8. September 1954)

The nationwide debut of Tonight Starring Steve Allen (The Tonight Show) hosted by Steve Allen on NBC. (27. September 1954)

The Andhra Pradesh High Court was established. (5. July 1954)

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

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

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