May 1954

Wednesday 05:

A coup d'état carries General Alfredo Stroessner to power in Paraguay.

Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.

Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat (the battle began on March 13).

Bill Haley and the Comets release "Rock Around the Clock", the first rock and roll record to reach number one on the charts.

The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.

Chiang Kai-shek is selected for another term as President of the Republic of China by the National Assembly

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