To assist the States, therefore, in rehabilitating handicapped individuals, `` so that they may prepare for and engage in remunerative employment to the extent of their capabilities '', the 83rd Congress enacted the Vocational Rehabilitation Amendments of 1954 ( P. L. 565 ).

For the States which maintain two separate agencies -- one for the vocational rehabilitation of the blind, and one for the rehabilitation of persons other than the blind -- the Act specifies that their minimum ( base ) allotment shall be divided between the two agencies in the same proportion as it was divided in fiscal year 1954.

Highlights of the 1950s included the much-heralded marriage of Abner and Daisy Mae in 1952, the birth of their son " Honest Abe " Yokum in 1953, and in 1954, the introduction of Abner's enormous, long lost kid brother Tiny Yokum, who filled Abner's place as a bachelor in the annual Sadie Hawkins Day race.

The station has previously carried the team from their arrival in Baltimore in 1954 through 1978 ; in the first four seasons, WJZ-TV shared coverage with WMAR-TV and WBAL-TV.

The Blues remained in Corpus Christi until the winter of 1954, when they relocated to their present home at NAS Pensacola.

The first Marine Corps pilot, Capt Chuck Hiett, joined the team and they relocated to their current home of NAS Pensacola in the winter of 1954.

The Browns came into 1954 as one of the most powerful teams in the NFL, having reached the championship in each of their first four years in the league.

With the writings of Théophile de Donder as precedent, Ilya Prigogine and Defay in Chemical Thermodynamics ( 1954 ) defined chemical affinity in terms of the uncompensated heat of reaction Q the reaction progress variable or reaction extent ξ ; as the ratio of their infinitesimal increments:

He removed the club's Chelsea pensioner crest, improved the youth set-up and training regime, rebuilt the side with shrewd signings from the lower divisions and amateur leagues, and led Chelsea to their first major trophy success – the League championship – in 1954 – 55.

As the 1954 congressional elections approached, and it became evident that the Republicans were in danger of losing their thin majority in both houses, Eisenhower was among those blaming the Old Guard for the losses, and took up the charge to stop suspected efforts by the right wing to take control of the GOP.

Things changed in 1953 with the Soviet testing of their first hydrogen bomb, but it was not until 1954 that the Atlas missile program was given the highest national priority.

* 1954 – In Christchurch ( New Zealand ) Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme murder Pauline's mother because they think she is in the way of their close friendship ( movie Heavenly Creatures by Peter Jackson in 1994 ).

They were exhibited in 1946 and shown all together to the public during four years ( 1950 – 1954 ) in order to allow rightful claimants to identify their properties, then stored or displayed, according to their interest, in several French museums including the Louvre.

Merovingian law was not universal law equally applicable to all ; it was applied to each man according to his origin: Ripuarian Franks were subject to their own Lex Ripuaria, codified at a late date ( Beyerle and Buchner 1954 ), while the so-called Lex Salica ( Salic Law ) of the Salian clans, first tentatively codified in 511 ( Rouche 1987 p 423 ) was invoked under medieval exigencies as late as the Valois era.

The NWA however, ceased to acknowledge Burke as their Women's World champion in 1954, and instead acknowledged June Byers as champion after a controversial finish to a high-profile match between Burke and Byers that year.

They took up the task of proving or disproving the existence of linguistic relativity experimentally and published their findings in 1954.

A remarkable example of their shipbuilding skills was the Khufu ship, a vessel in length entombed at the foot of the Great Pyramid of Giza around 2500 BC and found intact in 1954.

The 1954 World Series title would be their last appearance in the World Series as the New York Giants, as the team moved to San Francisco just prior to the 1958 season.

In 1954, China and India negotiated the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, by which the two nations agreed to abide in settling their disputes.

* Childhood's End ( 1954 ) by Arthur C. Clarke, alien beings guide humanity towards a more economically productive and technologically advanced society, allowing humans to broaden their mental capacities.

They finally won the first semi against Essendon, and the following year took out their only premiership so far, beating Geelong and then Melbourne in the 1954 VFL Grand Final.

After their defeat at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 France granted independence to the nations of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.

Indonesia declared independence in 17 August 1945 and subsequently fought a bitter war against the returning Dutch ; the Philippines was granted independence by the United States in 1946 ; Burma secured their independence from Britain in 1948, and the French were driven from Indochina in 1954 after a bitterly fought war ( the Indochina War ) against the Vietnamese nationalists.

Although Kelly won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for best actress for her performances in her three big movie roles of 1954 ( Rear Window, Dial M For Murder, and The Country Girl ), she and Garland both received Golden Globe Awards for their respective performances.

In 1701 he was appointed lecturer on the institutes of medicine at Leiden ; in his inaugural discourse, De commendando Hippocratis studio, he recommended to his pupils that great physician as their model.

On 15 June Voris led a trio of Grumman F6F-5 Hellcats, specially modified to reduce weight and painted sea blue with gold leaf trim, through their inaugural 15-minute-long performance at their Florida home base, Naval Air Station Jacksonville.

The Panthers signed Dom Capers, previously the defensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers, as their inaugural head coach.

In their inaugural season, he led the Panthers to a 7 – 9 record, setting a record for the most victories by an expansion team.

The one-time jerseys were based on the uniforms worn by the then-Detroit Cougars during their inaugural season of 1926 – 27.

Defending holders Manchester United did not enter the 1999 – 2000 FA Cup, as they were already in the inaugural Club World Championship, with the club stating that entering both tournaments would overload their fixture schedule and make it more difficult to defend their Champions League and Premiership titles.

They played home games from their inaugural season to the 2011 season at Sun Life Stadium, which they shared with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ( NFL ) and which was also called Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Park, Pro Player Stadium, Dolphin Stadium, Dolphins Stadium, and Land Shark Stadium during their tenancy.

The Marlins defeated the Houston Astros 12 – 8 in their inaugural Spring Training game.

In 2002 the team wore a patch commemorating their inaugural season.

The Colt. 45s started their inaugural season on April 10, 1962, against the Chicago Cubs with Harry Craft as the Colt. 45s ' manager.

In 1867 he accompanied the National Base Ball Club of Washington D. C. on their inaugural national tour, as their official scorer, and in 1874 was instrumental in organizing a similar tour of England, which included games of both baseball and cricket.

The organizers invited a number of other progressive artists to join them in their inaugural exhibition, including the older Eugène Boudin, whose example had first persuaded Monet to adopt plein air painting years before.

The Jaguars finished their inaugural season with a record of 4 – 12.

In their inaugural game, on April 8, 1969, the Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins 4 – 3 in 12 innings.

Although they were better than their expansion cousins, who won only eight games in their inaugural season, the Kansas City Scouts began to suffer from an economic downturn in the Midwest.

club winning the Scandinavian Championships in their inaugural year, 2009, and are again in the running for 2011.

They played their inaugural game at the newly completed Target Field on April 12, 2010.

In their inaugural season played at Target Field, the Twins finished the regular season with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses, clinching the AL Central Division title for the 6th time in 9 years under manager Ron Gardenhire.

In their 1962 inaugural season, the Mets posted a record of 40 – 120, the worst regular season record since Major League Baseball went to a 162-game season ( two games from their inaugural season were never made up ).