At A Glance

31 December 1954 at a glance

Day of the week
31 December 1954 was a Friday.
Top Film of 1954
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1954 was Rear Window.
Bestselling Novel of 1954
“Not as a Stranger” by Morton Thompson was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1954.
Top-Rated TV Show
“I Love Lucy” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1954–55 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 31 December is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 31 December 1954 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 31 December 1954 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 31 December

  • 1946 President Harry S. Truman officially proclaims the end of hostilities in World War II.
  • 1951 Cold War: The Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than US$13.3 billion in foreign aid to rebuild Western Europe.
  • 1955 General Motors becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year.
  • 1956 The Romanian Television network begins its first broadcast in Bucharest.
  • 1961 RTÉ, Ireland's state broadcaster, launches its first national television service.

Famous people born on December 31

  • Val Kilmer, American actor (1959–2025)
  • Sophia Laforteza, Filipino-American singer (born 2002)
  • Alex Ferguson, Scottish footballer and manager (born 1941)
  • Charles Edward Stuart, Scottish claimant to the throne of England (1720–1788)

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Events of 1954 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1954 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • April 1 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.
  • May 17 – Brown v. Board of Education (347 US 483 1954): The Supreme Court of the United States rules that segregated schools are unconstitutional.
  • June 27 – Guatemalan President Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán steps down in a CIA-sponsored military coup, triggering a bloody civil war that continues for more than thirty-five years.
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Life in the US in 1954

President

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Gas (per gallon)

$0.29

Loaf of Bread

$0.17

Average House

$8,900

Weekly Wage

$67

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