Colombia
Colombian drug barons declare "total war" on the Colombian government.
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Tadeusz Mazowiecki
Tadeusz Mazowiecki is chosen as the first non-communist prime minister in Central and Eastern Europe.
Mark David Chapman
Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for murdering John Lennon.
Vietnam War
Vietnam War protesters bomb Sterling Hall at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, leading to an international manhunt for the perpetrators.
Abbie Hoffman
Led by Abbie Hoffman, the Youth International Party temporarily disrupts trading at the New York Stock Exchange by throwing dollar bills from the viewing gallery, causing trading to cease as brokers scramble to grab them.
Buddhist crisis
Buddhist crisis: As a result of the Xá Lợi Pagoda raids, the US State Department cables the United States Embassy, Saigon to encourage Army of the Republic of Vietnam generals to launch a coup against President Ngô Đình Diệm if he did not remove his brother Ngô Đình Nhu.
Communist Control Act of 1954
The Communist Control Act goes into effect, outlawing the Communist Party in the United States.
Café Filho
Vice president João Café Filho takes office as president of Brazil, following the suicide of Getúlio Vargas.
United Air Lines Flight 615
United Air Lines Flight 615 crashes near Decoto, California, killing 50 people.
Edith S. Sampson
Edith Sampson becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the United Nations.