WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO SEPTEMBER 1954
Find out what all happened May to September 1954

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that places the words "under God" into the United States Pledge of Allegiance. (14. June 1954)

Japanese rail ferry Toya Maru sinks during a typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait, Japan killing 1,172. (26. September 1954)

First Indochina War: Battle of Mang Yang Pass – PAVN troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambushes G.M. 100 of France in An Khê. (24. June 1954)

Getúlio Dornelles Vargas, president of Brazil, commits suicide and is succeeded by João Café Filho. (24. August 1954)

The world's first nuclear power station opens in Obninsk, near Moscow. (27. June 1954)

The People's Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First Taiwan Strait Crisis. (3. September 1954)

The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin. (5. July 1954)

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

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

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

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

McCarthyism: Joseph Welch, special counsel for the United States Army, lashes out at Senator Joseph McCarthy during hearings on whether Communism has infiltrated the Army giving McCarthy the famous rebuke, "You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?" (9. June 1954)

Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Vietnamese victory (the battle began on March 13). (7. May 1954)

In Christchurch (New Zealand) Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme murder Pauline's mother because they think she is in the way of their close friendship (movie Heavenly Creatures by Peter Jackson in 1994). See Parker–Hulme murder case. (22. June 1954)

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

Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time. (13. August 1954)

First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam. (21. July 1954)

UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) is formed in Basel, Switzerland. (15. June 1954)

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

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