1954
People born the year I was:
Howard Stern
Anthony Minghella
Oprah Winfrey (Orpah!)
Matt Groenig
John Travolta
Patty Hearst
Ron Howard
Catherine O'Hara
Jackie Chan
Jerry Seinfeld
Amy Heckerling
Hugo Chavez
Mark Fidrych
James Cameron
Al Roker
Elvis Costello
Stevie Ray Vaughn
David Lee Roth
Scott Bakula
Ang Lee
Chris Noth
Joel Coen
Chris Evert
Annie Lennox
Denzel Washington
1954
Things that happened the year I was born:
Marilyn Monroe married Joe DiMaggio
The first mass vaccination of children against polio began.
Roger Bannister ran the first 4 minute mile.
The Boeing 707 was released.
The Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education.
The first issue of Sports Illustrated was published.
Joseph Welch lashes out at Sen. Joe McCarthy: "Have you, at long last, no decency?." (Later that year, the Senate voted to condemn McCarthy.)
The Viet Minh took control of North Vietnam.
Godzilla premiered in Tokyo.
The first Burger King opened.
The TV dinner was introduced.
The novel The Lord of the Flies was published.
