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  • South Vietnam
    Jan, 1954
    Vietnam War

    "Ngô Đình Diệm really did accomplish miracles" in South Vietnam

    South Vietnam
    Jan, 1954

    According to the Pentagon Papers, however, from 1954 to 1956 "Ngô Đình Diệm really did accomplish miracles" in South Vietnam: "It is almost certain that by 1956 the proportion which might have voted for Ho—in a free election against Diệm—would have been much smaller than eighty percent."




  • U.S.
    Monday Jan 4, 1954
    Frank Sinatra

    Sinatra's first album for Capitol

    U.S.
    Monday Jan 4, 1954

    Sinatra's first album for Capitol, Songs for Young Lovers, was released on January 4, 1954, and included "A Foggy Day", "I Get a Kick Out of You", "My Funny Valentine", "Violets for Your Furs" and "They Can't Take That Away from Me", songs which became staples of his later concerts.




  • Los Angeles, California, USA
    Monday Jan 4, 1954
    Marilyn Monroe

    The Suspension

    Los Angeles, California, USA
    Monday Jan 4, 1954

    When she refused to begin shooting yet another musical comedy, a film version of The Girl in Pink Tights, which was to co-star Frank Sinatra, the studio suspended her on January 4, 1954, but she reached a settlement with the studio in March: it included a new contract to be made later in the year




  • San Francisco, California, USA
    Thursday Jan 14, 1954
    Marilyn Monroe

    2nd Marriage

    San Francisco, California, USA
    Thursday Jan 14, 1954

    On January 14, she and Joe DiMaggio, whose relationship had been subjected to constant media attention since 1952, were married at San Francisco City Hall. They then traveled to Japan, combining a honeymoon with his business trip.




  • U.S.
    Thursday Jan 21, 1954
    Nuclear Power

    The world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine "USS Nautilus"

    U.S.
    Thursday Jan 21, 1954

    USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine and the first submarine to complete a submerged transit of the North Pole. Her initial commanding officer was Eugene Parks "Dennis" Wilkinson, a widely respected naval officer who set the stage for many of the protocols of today's Nuclear Navy, and who had a storied career during military service and afterward.




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