Editing 1954 (section)

===October===
{{Main|October 1954}}
* [[October 11]]
** Pre-[[Vietnam War]]: The [[Viet Minh]] takes control of [[North Vietnam]].
** [[Hurricane Hazel]] crosses over [[Haiti]], killing 1,000.
* [[October 15]] &ndash; [[Hurricane Hazel]] makes U.S. landfall; it is the only recorded [[Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale#Category 4|Category 4 hurricane]] to strike as far north as [[North Carolina]]
* [[October 18]]
** [[Texas Instruments]] announces the development of the first commercial [[transistor radio]]. The [[Regency TR-1]] goes on sale the following month.
** The [[comic strip]] ''[[Hi and Lois]]'', by [[Mort Walker]] and [[Dik Browne]], is launched in the United States.
* [[October 23]]
** West Germany joins [[NATO]].
** [[London and Paris Conferences#Paris|Paris Agreement]] sets up the [[Western European Union]] to implement the [[Treaty of Brussels]] (1948), providing for mutual self-defence and other collaboration between Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
* [[October 25]] &ndash; [[Landslide]]s caused by heavy rains hit [[Salerno]], Italy, killing about 300.
* [[October 26]] &ndash; [[Muslim Brotherhood]] member Mahmoud Abdul Latif tries to kill [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]].
* [[October 31]] &ndash; [[Algerian War|Algerian War of Independence]]: The [[National Liberation Front (Algeria)|Algerian National Liberation Front]] begins a revolt against French rule.