What generation is 1954? Baby Boomers

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About the Generation (1954)

Baby Boomers (1946-1964): Born during a post-war population boom, they are known for their work ethic, cultural revolutions, and reshaping societal values.

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Famous People (Celebrities) Born in 1954

  • Oprah Winfrey (Jan 29, 1954)
  • Jackie Chan (Apr 7, 1954)
  • Denzel Washington (Dec 28, 1954)
  • John Travolta (Feb 18, 1954)
  • Ruby Bridges (Sep 8, 1954)
  • Howard Stern (Jan 12, 1954)
  • Jerry Seinfeld (Apr 29, 1954)
  • Angela Merkel (Jul 17, 1954)
  • James Cameron (Aug 16, 1954)
  • Dennis Quaid (Apr 9, 1954)

What Happened in 1954

  1. Jan 7 - Georgetown-IBM experiment, 1st public demonstration of a machine translation system, is held at IBM's head office in New York
  2. Feb 23 - 1st mass inoculation against Polio with the Jonas Salk vaccine takes place at Arsenal Elementary School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  3. Mar 1 - US explodes Castle Bravo, a 15 megaton hydrogen bomb at Bikini Atoll, which accidentally became the most powerful nuclear device ever detonated by the US
  4. Mar 22 - Northland Center, the world's largest shopping mall at the time, opens in Oakpark, Michigan
  5. Apr 7 - US President Dwight D. Eisenhower in news conference is first to voice fear of a "domino-effect" of communism in Indo-China
  6. Apr 18 - Egyptian Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power and appoints himself Prime Minister
  7. Apr 25 - Bell labs announces the 1st Solar Battery made from silicon. It has about 6% efficiency.
  8. Jun 27 - 1st atomic power station opens - Obninsk, near Moscow in Russia
  9. Jul 21 - Geneva Accords for Indochina signed, dividing French colonial territories into the countries of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam), the State of Vietnam (South Vietnam), Cambodia, and Laos
  10. Aug 11 - Formal peace treaty ends over 7 yrs of fighting in Indochina between the French and the Communist Viet Minh

Top Songs 1954

  1. Mister Sandman - The Chordettes
  2. Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream) - The Crew-Cuts
  3. Secret Love - Doris Day
  4. Little Things Mean a Lot - Kitty Kallen
  5. Stranger in Paradise - Tony Bennett
  6. Hey There - Rosemary Clooney
  7. Wanted - Perry Como
  8. Hold My Hand - Don Cornell
  9. Three Coins in the Fountain - Four Aces
  10. Mambo Italiano - Rosemary Clooney

Popular Movies 1954

  1. Seven Samurai - Director: Kurosawa, Akira. Country: Japan.
  2. On the Waterfront - Director: Kazan, Elia. Country: USA.
  3. Rear Window - Director: Hitchcock, Alfred. Country: USA.
  4. Sansho the Bailiff - Director: Mizoguchi, Kenji. Country: Japan.
  5. La Strada - Director: Fellini, Federico. Country: Italy.
  6. Johnny Guitar - Director: Ray, Nicholas. Country: USA.
  7. A Star Is Born - Director: Cukor, George. Country: USA.
  8. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - Director: Donen, Stanley. Country: USA.
  9. Senso - Director: Visconti, Luchino. Country: Italy.
  10. Carmen Jones - Director: Preminger, Otto. Country: USA.

Who Was US President 1954

Dwight D. Eisenhower
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