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1954 Your chance to see what was in the news during the year that you were born |
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Major Events of 1954 US Supreme Court rules against racial segregation in schools. Marilyn Monroe marries Joe DiMaggio. French army defeated by Vietnamese by Dien Bien Phu. Vietnam independent from France. Vietnam split at 17th Parallel into Communist North, and non-Communist South. Laos independent from France. West Germany wins soccer World Cup. First commercial nuclear power station goes online at Obninsk, Russia. Back To Year Index
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