July 1954

Monday 05:

1954 - Andhra Pradesh High Court is established.

Wednesday 07:

In Memphis, Tennessee, WHBQ becomes the first radio station to air an Elvis Presley record.

Thursday 15:

First flight of the Boeing 707, the first American jet passenger airliner.

Tuesday 20:

United States Senator Joseph R. McCarthy accepts the resignation of his aide Roy Cohn.

Wednesday 21:

First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.

Thursday 29:

The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of The Lord of the Rings, is published in the UK.

Saturday 31:

First ascent of K2, by an Italian expedition led by Ardito Desio.