The temperature on July 18, 1954 was between 13.7 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 11.3 mm of rain during 9.0 hours. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (10%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
February 10 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam.
June 14 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that places the words "under God" into the United States Pledge of Allegiance.
August 24 » Getúlio Vargas, president of Brazil, commits suicide and is succeeded by João Café Filho.
September 9 » The 6.7 Mw Chlef earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 1,243 people were killed and 5,000 were injured.
September 26 » The Japanese rail ferry Tōya Maru sinks during a typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait, Japan, killing 1,172.
November 1 » The Front de Libération Nationale fires the first shots of the Algerian War of Independence.
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