1954
1954 Final Opening Goal
Scores the opening goal for Hungary in the World Cup final.
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Scores the opening goal for Hungary in the World Cup final.
Scores the decisive third goal as West Germany defeat Hungary in the final.
1st person to run the mile in under 4 minutes
1st person to run the mile in under 4 minutes
Both China and the Soviet Union, for their own strategic reasons, refused to back the Viet Minh claim to govern all of Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh’s chief negotiator, Pham Van Dong, chose not to align too closely with Moscow or Beijing, preferring that North Vietnam remain in charge of its own destiny
The Viet Minh delegates did not wish to sign: they sceptical about the scheduled 1956 elections and reluctant to agree to the 17th parallel border, which would mean surrendering territory to the South. In the end the Viet Minh representatives signed on the instructions of Ho Chi Minh, who was himself under pressure from the Soviet Union and China
Represents the SVN during the signing of the Geneva Accords
Both China and the Soviet Union, for their own strategic reasons, refused to back the Viet Minh claim to govern all of Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh’s chief negotiator, Pham Van Dong, chose not to align too closely with Moscow or Beijing, preferring that North Vietnam remain in charge of its own destiny
Represents the DRV during the signing of the Geneva Accords
American delegates attended the Geneva summit but scarcely participated.
But the plan hatched at Geneva was undermined and sabotaged by a lack of support.
The Geneva conference adopted a similar approach in Vietnam.
US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, a vehement anti-communist, refused to recognise, shake hands with or speak directly to Chinese or Viet Minh delegates.
Vietnamese territory would be divided temporarily into north and south, then given a road map to free elections, self Government, reunification and independence.
The Viet Minh delegates did not wish to sign: they sceptical about the scheduled 1956 elections and reluctant to agree to the 17th parallel border, which would mean surrendering territory to the South. In the end the Viet Minh representatives signed on the instructions of Ho Chi Minh, who was himself under pressure from the Soviet Union and China
A joint US-French naval task force was assembled near Haiphong harbour, while US personnel and aid workers organised refugee camps, food and medical supplies in South Vietnam.
The Geneva Accords also provided a 300 day grace period, so that civilians could relocate to North or South Vietnam.
The United States began providing assistance to those Vietnamese who wanted to move south.
This process – pointedly titled Operation Passage to Freedom – was part humanitarian mission, part propaganda ploy.
Accepts a timetable for British withdrawal from the Suez Canal base while preserving emergency access arrangements.
Signs an agreement requiring British evacuation from the Suez Canal base under specified conditions.
Viet Minh pressure causes the Anne-Marie position to collapse
King Idris appoints Ben Halim to lead the Libyan government.
Released from Spandau prison
Positions artillery around the French base before the final siege
Postpones a quick assault and shifts to a siege strategy
Achievement testing showed Lee performing well in reading and vocabulary but poorly in mathematics during ninth grade.
Oswald enrolled in the eighth grade at Beauregard Junior High School on January 13, 1954.
Lee entered ninth grade at Beauregard Junior High School and earned mediocre but generally acceptable marks.
A Big Brothers caseworker visited Lee and Marguerite at home, but Marguerite said further counseling was unnecessary.
US ships are sent to patrol the Gulf on Tonkin
Signs terms requiring British forces to evacuate the Suez Canal base within twenty months.
Signs an agreement establishing a timetable for British withdrawal from the Canal Zone.
The Supreme Court rules segregated public schools unconstitutional, creating a major civil-rights challenge for the administration.
Directs Canaris, a West German film about Admiral Wilhelm Canaris.
Viet Minh capture Beatrice in the opening phase
Dienbienphu falls to the Viet Minh
Viet Minh capture Gabrielle after sustained assault
The United States conducts Castle Bravo, its most powerful nuclear test and a major source of radioactive fallout.
A ceasefire with France is agreed
Vietnam & France agree a ceasefire
CIA supported military forces invade Guatemala from Honduras
Claims that the CIA has been infiltrated by Communists
Tahar Ben Ammar became chief minister and led negotiations toward internal autonomy and independence.
Mohamed Salah Mzali began serving as chief minister under the Tunisian monarchy.
Begins several days of talks with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on world peace and Cold War strategy.
Kerensky continues political activity connected with cold war commentary.
Faces a party and military crisis before his overthrow.
Returns from the Commonwealth tour
Signs the Communist Control Act during the height of domestic Cold War anti-communism.
Opening day of the Geneva Conference to discuss peace in Vietnam
This record states: A ceasefire with France is agreed.
This record states: Agrees to temporarily divide Vietnam in half pending elections unite Vietnam.
This record states: Despite general agreement the "Final Declaration" is not signed.
This record states: French troops be withdraw from north Vietnam & the Vietminh will withdraw from the sth.
This record states: South Vietnam, Laos & Kampuchea will become independent states protected by SEATO.
This record states: Territory north of the 17th Parallel will go to the Government of Ho Chi Minh.
This record states: The US does not want to recognize Beijing & Hanoi.
This record states: Vietnam is partitioned above latitude 17 degrees north.
The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam at the 17th parallel. The Geneva Conference appoints Ngo Dinh Diem President of Vietnam
Serves with Molotov as joint Chairman of the Geneva Conference
The US does not want to recognize Beijing & Hanoi. Seeks unification through free elections supervised by the UN. Ignores the "Final Declaration", pledges unity through United Nations supervised elections. Ignores the "Final Declaration". Despite general agreement the "Final Declaration" is not signed
Present at the Geneva Conference which partitions Vietnam
Vietnam & France agree a ceasefire. Elections will be held in South Vietnam supervised by France
Sihanouks Royal Government is granted international recognition
Ghulam Muhammad dissolves the first Constituent Assembly.
I participates in constitutional reform connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
Holds an election without effective opposition.
Is overthrown by Alfredo Stroessner during a military uprising.
Overthrows President Federico Chaves during a military uprising.
The Soviet Presidium approves transfer of Crimea from the Russian republic to the Ukrainian republic during his leadership.
Armfield makes his Blackpool debut at Portsmouth
Homi Bhabha leads India's atomic energy programme as the Department of Atomic Energy is created under the Prime Minister.
Second phase of the siege attacks eastern strongpoints
Publicly frames Indochina in terms of the domino theory
France becomes the 1st country to introduce VAT
Mendes is given specialpowers to manage the economy
Agrees to temporarily divide Vietnam in half pending elections unite Vietnam
Feels he can lead another election but Woolton, the Party Chairman, disagrees. Churchill says he can lead another election but Woolton, the Party Chairman, disagrees
Seeks unification through free elections supervised by the UN. Ignores the "Final Declaration", pledges unity through United Nations supervised elections
Elections will be held in South Vietnam supervised by France
Scores eleven goals for Hungary during their run to the 1954 final.
Fighting intensifies around the Eliane strongpoints
Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Ecclesiae fastos
The First Siroky Government ends in Prague, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia.
Restrictions on meat and bacon end, completing the abolition of wartime food rationing.
The Jean Van Houtte Government ends in Brussels, concluding this period as Prime Minister of Belgium.
French Assembly rejection of the European Defence Community redirects integration toward economic cooperation.
The French National Assembly rejected the European Defence Community treaty that had developed from Pleven's 1950 proposal.
Guevara arrives in Mexico City in early September 1954, and renews his friendship with ¥ico Lopez and the other Cuban exiles whom he had met in Guatemala
Orders final assault against the French entrenched camp
Participates in the first televised meeting of a United States Cabinet.
Visits Beijing and reaches agreements expanding Soviet economic assistance to China.
Begins the Fourth Van Acker Government in Brussels and serves as Prime Minister of Belgium.
Geneva settlement recognizes Cambodia's sovereignty and territorial integrity
Directs US diplomacy during the Geneva Conference on Indochina
Dien Bien Phu victory strengthens Vietnam's position at Geneva
Captains West Germany to a 3-2 final victory over Hungary.
Coaches West Germany to its first World Cup title in the Miracle of Bern.
The US carries out the 1st hydrogen bomb test in Bikini Atoll
The US & Japan sign a mutual Defence Treaty
According to Eisenhower the Hydrogen Bomb test exceeds all expectations
Supports continued use of foreign aid for France in Indochina
Refuses further military aid to France in South East Asia
The United Nations Security Council calls for a cessation of hostilities in Guatemala
The Big Four sign an agreement to end the Indochina War
Claims that the CIA has been infiltrated by Communists
Condemned by Senate for conduct during "McCarthyism", ends anti-communist crusade
Forms a new cabinet
Says that "Acheson policy was directly responsible for the loss of China.."
His government ends in Helsinki, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Finland.
His government ends in Helsinki, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Finland.
Hunt's propaganda work supported a broader CIA psychological campaign designed to magnify the apparent strength of forces opposing Jacobo Arbenz.
Appointed Home Secretary
Takes office and begins a long authoritarian presidency.
Mendes speaks on behalf of internal autonomy for Tunisia
The Conference of Geneva recognizes the independence of Kampuchea, Kampuchea
Mendes speaks on behalf of internal autonomy for Tunisia
The United States proposed to the General Assembly the creation of an international agency to take control of fissile material, which could be used either for nuclear power or for nuclear weapons. This agency would establish a kind of "nuclear bank." It had become clear that the Soviet Union would reject any international custody of fissile material, but that a clearing house for nuclear transactions might be possible
The United States proposed to the General Assembly the creation of an international agency to take control of fissile material, which could be used either for nuclear power or for nuclear weapons. This agency would establish a kind of "nuclear bank." It had become clear that the Soviet Union would reject any international custody of fissile material, but that a clearing house for nuclear transactions might be possible
The US begins to prepare for limited military intervention. Dien Bien Phu falls to the Communists
The Senate censures Senator Joseph McCarthy, marking the collapse of his political influence during Eisenhower's presidency.
Arrives in Mexico before joining Cuban exiles.
Army chief Muhammad Ayub Khan joins the federal cabinet as Defence Minister.
The Government loses an important vote in the National Assembly & falls from power
The North Atlantic Council approves MC 48 which states that NATO would have to use atomic weapons from the outset of a war with the Soviet Union whether or not the Soviets chose to use them first
The North Atlantic Council approves MC 48 which states that NATO would have to use atomic weapons from the outset of a war with the Soviet Union whether or not the Soviets chose to use them first
The New York juvenile court dismissed Lee's truancy case on March 11, 1954, after he had returned to New Orleans.
The Defence Policy Committee outlines the production of the British H-bomb
Cabinet agrees to produce the British H-bomb in Britain
The US carries out the first hydrogen bomb test in Bikini Atoll
According to Eisenhower the hydrogen bomb test exceeds all expectations
Obninsk becomes the first grid-connected nuclear power plant.
Opens the New Zealand Parliament
Operation Anvil leads to the detention of over 16,000 Mau Mau suspects in Kenya
A joint US-French naval task force was assembled near Haiphong harbour, while US personnel and aid workers organised refugee camps, food and medical supplies in South Vietnam.
The Geneva Accords also provided a 300 day grace period, so that civilians could relocate to North or South Vietnam.
The United States began providing assistance to those Vietnamese who wanted to move south.
This process – pointedly titled Operation Passage to Freedom – was part humanitarian mission, part propaganda ploy.
CIA supported military forces invade Guatemala from Honduras
Opens Owen Falls
India and China sign an agreement incorporating the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, widely known as Panchsheel.
Vietnam is partitioned above latitude 17 degrees north
Arbenz resigned as the CIA-backed operation reached its decisive stage, ending the political-warfare campaign in which Hunt had served.
I participates in peace negotiations connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
Appointed President of Brazil after the death of Getulio Vargas
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
Is elected president as the only candidate after the military coup that brought him to power.
Takes office as Prime Minister of Finland and forms a government in Helsinki.
Takes office as Prime Minister of Finland and forms a government in Helsinki.
Begins another short term as Prime Minister after Chan Nak
Becomes prime minister following Daniel Malan's retirement.
Becomes Prime Minister after Mohamed Naguib temporarily resigns.
Takes office as Prime Minister during his power struggle with Mohamed Naguib.
Consolidates control of the government after President Naguib is removed and placed under house arrest.
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term
Appointed Prime Minister of Poland, 2nd term
Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 3rd term
Ends his brief 1954 premiership before Penn Nouth returns
Final phase of the expulsion of black Africans from their homes in Johannesburg. 60,000 Africans are moved to the Meadowlands development 13 miles from Johannesburg
Food rationing ends
Launches his "Virgin & Idle Lands" programme to increase sown areas
France becomes the 1st country to introduce VAT
The Government loses an important vote in the National Assembly & falls from power
Resigns because of alleged pro American sympathies. Loses vote of confidence in the Diet & resigns
Marguerite took Lee back to New Orleans before January 10, 1954, without first obtaining formal permission from the New York court.
Returns from the Commonwealth tour
Dien Bien Phu falls & marks the end of French rule in Indochina
The Act authorises American participation in constructing the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
Returns as Taoiseach at the head of a second inter-party government.
Is re-elected President for a second constitutional term, with Chen Cheng serving as Vice President.
Begins the Second Siroky Government in Prague and serves as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia.
Appointed Minister of Defence
Dien Bien Phu falls & marks the end of French rule in Indochina
Dien Bien Phu falls & marks the end of French rule in Indochina
Dienbienphu falls to the Viet Minh
The Republic of China and United States sign the Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty, formalizing American security commitments to Taiwan.
Social Security coverage is expanded to millions of additional workers, including farmers and many self-employed professionals.
The Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty is signed, creating the framework for SEATO.
Leads a government committed to strengthening apartheid.
The dockers go on unofficial strike
Stars in Billy Wilders comedy The Seven Year Itch, in which she starred opposite Tom Ewell as a woman who becomes the object of her married neighbors sexual fantasies
United States ships patrol the Tonkin Gulf as Washington increases naval attention to the conflict in Indochina.
Khruschev visits China & concludes a favourable trade agreement to the Chinese
Moves to Kazakhstan as the party's second-ranking official, helping staff the expanding Virgin Lands campaign.
The United Nations Security Council calls for a cessation of hostilities in Guatemala
The US closes its consulate
The US does not want to recognize Beijing & Hanoi
The first nuclear-powered submarine, USS Nautilus, is launched during Eisenhower's administration.
Launches the Virgin Lands campaign to expand grain cultivation in Kazakhstan and other eastern regions.
Visit of Haile Selassie
Visit of the King of Sweden
Hunt oversaw psychological-warfare projects that included the clandestine Voice of Liberation broadcasts directed at Guatemala.
Loses a vote of confidence in the Diet
Libya concludes an agreement governing continued United States use of Wheelus Air Base.
Death of Alan Mathison Turing, suicide by cyanide poisoning
Birth of Angela Dorothea Merkel
Birth of Condoleezza Rice in Birmingham, Alabama.
Birth of Jimmy Nail
Birth of Trevor John Francis
Death of Alfred Duff Cooper
Dies in London aged seventy-four after more than three decades of parliamentary and Labour Party service.
Death of Getulio Vargas
Death of Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, in captivity in Vladimir Prison, the highest ranked German officer to die in Soviet captivity
The Viet Minh overwhelm the French garrison of Dien Bien Phu
The French establish a garison in order to tempt the Viet Minh into battle
Battle begins with a heavy Viet Minh artillery bombardment
Viet Minh capture the Beatrice strongpoint
Viet Minh capture the Gabrielle strongpoint
Viet Minh take the French garrison before the Geneva settlement
Launches an assault on the communist stronghold of Dien Bien Phu
The communist assault on Dien Bien Phu begins
The French garrison of Dien Bien Phu falls to the Vietminh
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