Eisenhower Delivers Domino Theory Speech at News Conference, April 7, 1954

Beginning of the Kengir uprising in the Gulag. Date: May 16, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954First Mass Polio Inoculation Begins in Pittsburgh February 23, 1954Battle of Mang Yang Pass Ambush in An…

In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space. Date: November 30, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 30…

Texas Instruments announces the Regency TR-1, the first mass-produced transistor radio. Date: October 18, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 18 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954India Establishes Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan, January 2, 1954Great Britain Ends Food Rationing,…

The Moomin comics, created by Tove Jansson and Lars Jansson, is published internationally in the London newspaper The Evening News. Date: September 20, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Communist Control Act Outlaws Communist…

KLM Flight 633 crashes into the River Shannon in Shannon, County Clare, Ireland, killing 28. Date: September 5, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Soviet Tu-4 Drops 40-Kiloton Atomic Bomb Near Totskoye – September…

Alger Hiss is released from prison after serving 44 months for perjury. Date: November 27, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 27 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Battle of Dien Bien Phu Ends in French Defeat, Viet Minh Victory —…