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What happened in September 1954

• September 6, 1954: The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) treaty is signed in Manila, Philippines. It is a collective defense pact aimed at containing the spread of communism in Southeast Asia.
• September 8, 1954: SEATO is established in Bangkok, Thailand. It is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, and includes the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Thailand.
• September 9, 1954: The 6.7 Mw Chlef earthquake shakes northern Algeria, causing widespread destruction and killing over 1,200 people.
• September 11, 1954: The Miss America Pageant is broadcast on television for the first time, reaching a wide audience and becoming a popular annual event.
• September 14, 1954: The Soviet Union carries out the Totskoye nuclear exercise, a large-scale military exercise involving the detonation of a nuclear device.
• September 15, 1954: Black Wednesday in air travel occurs along the East Coast of the United States due to severe weather, resulting in widespread flight delays and disruptions.
• September 17, 1954: William Golding's allegorical dystopian novel Lord of the Flies is published in London, becoming a classic work of literature and a staple of high school English curricula.
• September 18, 1954: Finnish president J. K. Paasikivi is awarded the Order of Lenin, the highest honor of the Soviet Union, becoming the first Western head of state to receive this honor.
• September 20, 1954: The first Moomins comic strip is published in the London newspaper The Evening News, introducing the beloved characters created by Tove Jansson to a wider audience.
• September 25, 1954: Footscray Football Club wins their first Australian Football League Grand Final, a major sporting achievement in Australian rules football.
• September 26, 1954: Japanese ferry Tōya Maru sinks during a typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait, resulting in the tragic loss of over 1,100 lives and causing significant damage to other vessels.
• September 27, 1954: The Tonight Show first airs on live television on NBC in the United States, marking the beginning of a long-running and influential late-night talk show franchise.
• September 30, 1954: The USS Nautilus (SSN-571), the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, is commissioned into the U.S. Navy, revolutionizing naval warfare and ushering in a new era of underwater exploration and military capabilities.