1954 Fact Sheet
Database: Miss America Winners by State
| Record Name | Year | City | State |
| Evelyn Margaret Ay | 1954 | Ephrata | PENNSYLVANIA |
Database: Hockey Stanley Cup Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Winning Coach | Losing Team | Losing Coach | Sport | City | Note |
| 1954 Stanley Cup Winner | 1954 | Detroit Red Wings | Tommy Ivan | Montreal Canadiens | Dick Irvin | Hockey | Detroit |
Database: Soccer World Cup FIFA Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Runner-Up Country | City Venue | Sport | Final Score | Attendance | Referee |
| Soccer 1954 World Cup | 1954 | West Germany | Hungary | Berne | Soccer | 3 - 2 | 60,000 | Ling |
Database: Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels By Year
| Record Name | Year | Title | Author |
| No Award, | 1954 | No Award |
Database: World's longest motor luxury yachts
| Record Name | Year Completed | Length (Feet) | Owner | Source |
| Christina O | 1943/1954 | 325 | John Paul Papanicolaou (as a business) | Wikipedia |
Database: United Nations Presidents
| Record Name | Origin | Year | Session |
| Eelco N. van Kleffens | Netherlands | 1954 | Ninth |
Database: Movies with the longest length
| Record Name | Country | Year | Length (Minutes) |
| The Seven Samurai | Japan | 1954 | 206 |
Database: Tour de France Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Sport | Tour | Winning Name |
| Louison Bobet Tour 41 | 1954 | France | Cycling | 41 | Louison Bobet |
Database: Council of Europe's treaties
| Record Name | Treaty | European Non-Member State | Non European Non-Member State | European Community | Number | Opening date | Entry into force date | Source |
| Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (009) | Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms | 009 | 20/3/1952 | 18/5/1954 | Council of Europe | |||
| European Interim Agreement on Social Security Schemes Relating to Old Age, Invalidity and Survivors (012) | European Interim Agreement on Social Security Schemes Relating to Old Age, Invalidity and Survivors | Yes | Yes | 012 | 11/12/1953 | 1/7/1954 | Council of Europe | |
| Protocol to the European Interim Agreement on Social Security Schemes Relating to Old Age, Invalidity and Survivors (012A) | Protocol to the European Interim Agreement on Social Security Schemes Relating to Old Age, Invalidity and Survivors | Yes | Yes | 012A | 11/12/1953 | 1/10/1954 | Council of Europe | |
| European Interim Agreement on Social Security other than Schemes for Old Age, Invalidity and Survivors (013) | European Interim Agreement on Social Security other than Schemes for Old Age, Invalidity and Survivors | Yes | Yes | 013 | 11/12/1953 | 1/7/1954 | Council of Europe | |
| Protocol to the European Interim Agreement on Social Security other than Schemes for Old Age, Invalidity and Survivors (013A) | Protocol to the European Interim Agreement on Social Security other than Schemes for Old Age, Invalidity and Survivors | Yes | Yes | 013A | 11/12/1953 | 1/10/1954 | Council of Europe | |
| European Convention on Social and Medical Assistance (014) | European Convention on Social and Medical Assistance | Yes | Yes | 014 | 11/12/1953 | 1/7/1954 | Council of Europe | |
| Protocol to the European Convention on Social and Medical Assistance (014A) | Protocol to the European Convention on Social and Medical Assistance | Yes | Yes | 014A | 11/12/1953 | 1/7/1954 | Council of Europe | |
| European Convention on the Equivalence of Diplomas leading to Admission to Universities (015) | European Convention on the Equivalence of Diplomas leading to Admission to Universities | Yes | Yes | 015 | 11/12/1953 | 20/4/1954 | Council of Europe | |
| European Convention on the International Classification of Patents for Inventions (017) | European Convention on the International Classification of Patents for Inventions | Yes | Yes | 017 | 19/12/1954 | 1/8/1955 | Council of Europe | |
| European Cultural Convention (018) | European Cultural Convention | Yes | 018 | 19/12/1954 | 5/5/1955 | Council of Europe |
Database: Carnegie Medal for Children's Books
| Record Name | Year | Publisher | Author |
| Knight Crusader | 1954 | OUP | Ronald Welch (Felton Ronald Oliver) |
Database: Tallest Churches in the World
| Record Name | Year Complete | City | Country | Church | Height (Meters) | Height (Feet) | Source |
| Reinoldikirche | 1954 | Dortmund | Germany | Reinoldikirche | 104.0 m | 340 ft | Wikipedia |
| Catedral da Sé | 1954 | São Paulo | Brazil | Catedral da Sé | 100.0 m | 328 ft | Wikipedia |
Database: Longest Running TV Shows
| Record Name | Start Year | End Year | Country | Genre | Total Episodes |
| Lassie | 1954 | 1973 | United States | Drama | 588 |
| Father Knows Best | 1954 | 1962 | United States | Comedy | 203 |
| Adventures Rin TinTin | 1954 | 1959 | United States | Drama | 164 |
Database: Best Selling Books of All Time
| Record Name | Language | Year Released | Rank | Author | Sales Volume | Source |
| The Lord of the Rings | English | 1954/1955 - | 12 | J. R. R. Tolkien | 100 million | Wikipedia |
Database: Crude Oil Prices from 1949 to Present
| Record Name | Year | Nominal | 2007 Inflation Adjusted | Source |
| Crude Oil Price for 1954 | 1954 | $2.99 | $23.22 | United States Department of Energy |
Database: Formula One World Drivers Champions
| Record Name | Year | Team | Tires | Poles | Sport | Driver | Wins | Podiums | Fastest Laps | Points | Clinched | Margin (Points) | Source |
| Formula One Champion (1954) | 1954 | Maserati Mercedes2 | PC | 5 | Auto Racing | Juan Manuel Fangio | 6 | 7 | 3 | 42 | Race 7 of 9 | 16.9 | Wikipedia |
Database: American Film Institute's 100 Best Movies of All Time
| Record Name | Year | Rank | Movie | Source |
| On the Waterfront (1954) | 1954 | 19. | On the Waterfront | American Film Institute |
| Rear Window (1954) | 1954 | 48. | Rear Window | American Film Institute |
Database: List of longest suspension bridge spans
| Record Name | Year Constructed | Country | Bridge | Location | Length (Meters) | Length (Feet) | Note | Source |
| Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge | 1954 | Germany | Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge | Cologne, Germany | 378 | 1,240 | Wikipedia |
Database: Meteorites that have fallen on Canadian soil
| Record Name | Province | Country | Year | Material | Discovery Type | Mass (kg) |
| Giroux (Stony iron) | Manitoba | Canada | 1954 | Stony iron | Find | 4.275 |
Database: Listing of FDA Approved Oncology Drugs
| Record Name | Manufacturer/Distributor | Drug | Trade Name | Approved Use | Approval Date | Source |
| Myleran (GlaxoSmithKline) | GlaxoSmithKline | busulfan oral | Myleran | Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia- palliative therapy | Jun 26 1954 | U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research |
Database: Baseball World Series Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Winning City | Losing City | Sport | Score |
| World Series 1954 | 1954 | New York Giants | Cleveland Indians | NEW YORK | Cleveland | Baseball | 4 - 0 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1954 Wimbledon Mens Result | 1954 | Tennis | Jaroslav Drobny | Ken Rosewall | 13-11 46 62 97 |
Database: Aircraft Carriers of the United States
| Record Name | Country | Aircraft Carrier | Comission Year | Decomission or Loss Year | Commision Date | Decommision or Loss Date | Hull Number |
| Bataan | United States | Bataan | 1943 | 1954 | 17 Nov 1943 | 9 Apr 1954 | 29 |
Database: NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions
| Record Name | Year | Sport | City Location | Winner | Champion | Opponent | In Final 4 | In Final 4 |
| NCAA Tournament Champion (1954) | 1954 | Basketball | Kansas City | LaSalle | LaSalle | Bradley | Penn State | USC |
Database: Gaming System Driving Simulators
| Record Name | Game | Year | Make | Model |
| 1954 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing Coupe | Forza Motorsport 2 | 1954 | Mercedes | 300SL Gullwing Coupe |
Database: United States Average Annual Temperature
| Record Name | Year | Country | Temperature | Rank | Source |
| Average Annual Temperature for 1954 | 1954 | United States | 54.11 deg F | 102 | National Climatic Data Center |
Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles
| Record Name | City | State | Country | Season | Total Rainfall (inches) | Inches above or below average | Source |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1954-1955 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1954-1955 | 11.94 | -3.19 | National Weather Service |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1953-1954 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1953-1954 | 11.99 | -3.14 | National Weather Service |
Database: List of Carbon Emissions by Country
| Record Name | Country | Source | Thousand Metric Tonnes | per Capita (per thousand people) |
| Bahamas, The CO2 Carbon Emissions | Bahamas, The | World Resources Institute | 1,726.1 | 5.71954 |
Database: Best Picture Academy Award Winners
| Record Name | Year | Oscars | Nominations |
| On The Waterfront | 1954 | 8 | 12 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Women's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1954 Wimbledon Womens Result | 1954 | Tennis | Maureen Connolly | Louise Brough | 6-2 7-5 |
Database: Hart Memorial Trophy Winners for NHL Hockey
| Record Name | Year | Team | Sport | League | Player |
| Hart Memorial Trophy Winner (1954) | 1954 | Chicago Blackhawks | Hockey | NHL | Al Rollins |
Database: Best Selling Singles by Year (United Kingdom)
| Record Name | Year | Country | Song | Artist | Number Sold | Source |
| Secret Love (Doris Day) | 1954 | United Kingdom | Secret Love | Doris Day | Wikipedia |
Database: Time Magazine's Man of the Year
| Record Name | Year | Person of the Year |
| John Foster Dulles | 1954 | John Foster Dulles |
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