January 20, 1954 — William Burroughs writes his first letter home from Tangier
Burroughs was inspired by the works of Paul Bowles to visit Tangier, and found it much to his liking. He...
March 29, 2018
1954
May 7, 1954 — Dien Bien Phu falls
The fall of Dien Bien Phu marked the unofficial end of French Indo-China. The French Far East Expeditionary Corps was...
March 24, 2018
May 20, 1954 — “Rock Around The Clock” released
One, two, three o’clock, four o’clock rock… Rightly or wrongly, this is the song – and Bill Haley and his...
March 19, 2018
June 9, 1954 — Joseph Welch stops Joseph McCarthy in his tracks
Joseph McCarthy had been hunting the Reds under America’s beds for years when he turned his attention to the Army...
March 14, 2018
October 10, 1954 — David Lee Roth born
‘Diamond’ Dave Lee Roth is best known as the lead singer of Van Halen (or at least, the lead singer...
March 9, 2018
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