January 1954

Thursday 07:

The first public demonstration of a machine translation system was held in New York at the head office of IBM.

Thursday 14:

The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator forming the American Motors Corporation.

Wednesday 20:

The National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations.

Thursday 21:

The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, then the First Lady of the United States.