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.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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