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| Birth of Rice, Condoleezza Rice, Condoleezza |  |
| 14th Nov Birmingham Birth of Condoleezza Rice, the only child of Presbyterian minister Reverend John Wesley Rice, Jr, name is derived from the Italian musical expression, Con dolcezza, which means "with sweetness" |
| Blockade of Tonkin Gulf Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| May Tonkin Gulf USAships are sent to patrol the Gulf on Tonkin |
| Composition of Haley Haley, Bill | |
| "Rock Around the Clock", a breakthrough for rock and roll music, is included in the film Blackboard Jungle |
| Composition of Presley Phillips, Sam | |
| Memphis Elvis Presley records the regional hit "That's All Right (Mama)" at Sam Phillips ' Sun studios in Memphis , Elvis plays a rock and country & western fusion called rockabilly |
| Composition of Presley Presley, Elvis Aaron | |
| Memphis Elvis Presley records the regional hit "That's All Right (Mama)" at Sam Phillips ' Sun studios in Memphis , Elvis plays a rock and country & western fusion called rockabilly |
| Conference of Geneva Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| 27th May Geneva Despite general agreement the "Final Declaration" is not signed |
| 27th May Geneva Ignores the "Final Declaration" |
| 27th May Geneva Ignores the "Final Declaration", pledges unity through UN supervised elections |
| 27th May Geneva Seeks unification through free elections supervised by the UN |
| 27th May Geneva The USAdoes not want to recognize Beijing & Hanoi |
| Coup d'Etat Hunt, Everette Howard | |
| Hunt helps devise Operation PBSUCCESS, the covert plan to overthrow Jacobo Arbenz, the elected president of Guatemala |
| Hunt helps plot the overthrow of the Guatemalan President Arbenz Guzman |
| Diplomacy Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| Hanoi The USAconsulate is placed under siege to deprive it of supplies |
| 27th May Geneva The USAdoes not want to recognize Beijing & Hanoi |
| Nov Hanoi The USAcloses its consulate |
| Discovery of Wheat Cromosones Sears, Ernest Robert | |
| Discovers a wheat cromosone which can increase wheat yeilds |
| Education of Kissinger Kissinger, Henry Alfred | |
| Harvard PhD Degree at Harvard University |
| Government Dulles, John Foster | |
| The USAAir Force transports 1,000 French paratroopers from Europe to Vietnam |
| Washington Admits the USA provides 10x more support to France than Russia & China to Vietnam |
| Washington Chief architect of the SEATO Pact |
| Government Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| 1st Mar Bikini Atoll The USAcarries out the 1st hydrogen bomb test in Bikini Atoll |
| 8th Mar Washington The USA& Japan sign a mutual Defense Treaty |
| 24th Mar Marshall Island According to Eisenhower the Hydrogen Bomb test exceeds all expectations |
| 7th April Washington Supports continued use of foreign aid for France in Indochina |
| 15th June Washington Refuses further military aid to France in South East Asia |
| 18th June Washington CIA supported military forces invade Guatemala from Honduras |
| 20th June Washington The UN Security Council calls for a cessation of hostilities in Guatemala |
| 21st July Geneva The Big Four sign an agreement to end the Indochina War |
| Government McCarthy, Joseph | |
| 2nd Sep Claims that the CIA has been infiltrated by Communists |
| 2nd Dec Condemned by Senate for conduct during "McCarthyism", ends anti-communist crusade |
| Government Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| 26th June Milwaukee Says that "Acheson policy was directly responsible for the loss of China.." |
| Harvard University Kissinger, Henry Alfred | |
| Harvard Appointed Member of the Faculty of Harvard University |
| Invasion of Vietnam Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| 7th May Dien Bien Phu Dien Bien Phu falls to the Communists |
| 7th May Dien Bien Phu The USAbegins to prepare for limited military intervention |
| Nobel Prize Hemingway, Ernest | |
| The Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature |
| Nobel Prize Pauling, Linus | |
| Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics, for work on intermolecular forces |
| Nuclear Warfare Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| 1st Mar The USAcarries out the 1st hydrogen bomb test in Bikini Atoll |
| 24th Mar According to Eisenhower the Hydrogen Bomb test exceeds all expectations |
| Oscar Holden, William | |
| Winner of the best male actor for "Stalag 17" |
| Rock 'n' Roll Haley, Bill | |
| Bill Haley and the Comets become first major white band to use black rock 'n' roll forms, featuring heavy, danceable beat and repetitive patterns, "Rock Around the Clock" becomes huge hit |
