The average temperature on January 9, 1954 was 2.1 °C. There was 7.4 mm of rain during 5.1 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 20 » In the United States, the National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations.
February 18 » The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles.
February 28 » The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public.
May 17 » The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, outlawing racial segregation in public schools.
June 9 » Joseph Welch, special counsel for the United States Army, lashes out at Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Army–McCarthy hearings, 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?"
July 15 » First flight of the Boeing 367-80, prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series.
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