WHAT HAPPENED IN 1954.
Look what happened the 1954.

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

In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges Meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap in the only documented case of a human being hit by a rock from space. (30. November 1954)

Cold War: The United States Senate votes 65 to 22 to censure Joseph McCarthy for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute". (2. December 1954)

The Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty, between the United States and Taiwan, is signed in Washington, D.C.. (2. December 1954)

The first Burger King is opened in Miami, Florida. (4. December 1954)

The Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands is signed. (15. December 1954)

First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray. (23. December 1954)

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