A Look Back At
Born in 1954
What Was Life Like in 1954?
Who Was in Charge?
President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
What Things Cost
Gas (per gallon)
$0.29
Loaf of Bread
$0.17
Average House
$8,900
Weekly Wage
$67
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.
- July 15 – The maiden flight of the Boeing 367-80 (or Dash 80), a prototype of the Boeing 707 series.
- August 16 – The first issue of Sports Illustrated magazine is published.
- August 24 – U.S. Congress passes the Communist Control Act, outlawing the Communist Party in the U.S.
- September 8 – The original Sunshine Skyway Bridge opens to traffic in Florida.
- December 4 – The first branch of Burger King opens in Miami, Florida, USA.
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