The temperature on May 24, 1954 was between 3.8 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (33%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
February 15 » Canada and the United States agree to construct the Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska.
May 6 » Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.
May 13 » The anti-National Service Riots, by Chinese middle school students in Singapore, take place.
June 24 » First Indochina War: Battle of Mang Yang Pass: Viet Minh troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambush G.M.100 of France in An Khê.
July 7 » Elvis Presley makes his radio debut when WHBQ Memphis played his first recording for Sun Records, "That's All Right".
October 15 » Hurricane Hazel devastates the eastern seaboard of North America, killing 95 and causing massive floods as far north as Toronto.
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