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1954
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Update Yeardata: 1954
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Monarch is Queen Elizabeth II. Prime Minister is Winston Churchill (Conservative) who becomes the first Prime Minister to reach his 80th birthday while still in office. The US President is Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-Kansas/New York) who has Richard Nixon as vice-president. Roger Bannister is first to run a 4-minute mile. Marilyn Monroe marries baseball player Joe DiMaggio. The first Burger King opens in Miami. J. R. R. Tolkien publishes '<em>The Lord of the Rings</em>'. Elvis Presley releases his first single '<em>That's All Right</em>'.
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This was last updated on 03-Feb-2021 12:21:43