Date: April 8, 1954
KLM Flight 633 crashes into the River Shannon in Shannon, County Clare, Ireland, killing 28. Date: September 5, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 5 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Jebel Akhdar War Begins: Muscat Forces Penetrate Fahud, October 10,…
The U.S. Navy submarine USSΒ Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel. Date: September 30, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 30 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Eisenhower Dedicates USMC War Memorial in Arlington, November 10, 1954Army-McCarthy Hearings Begin…
The first clinical trials of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine begin in Fairfax County, Virginia. Date: April 26, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 26 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1954SEATO Established in Southeast Asia, September 8, 1954Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty…
The anti-National Service Riots, by Chinese middle school students in Singapore, take place. Date: May 13, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 13 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Soviet Tu-4 Drops 40-Kiloton Atomic Bomb Near Totskoye – September 14, 1954GeorgetownβIBM…
At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held. Date: August 10, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 10 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Frank Selvy Scores 100 Points in NCAA Game February 13, 1954Geneva…
Food rationing in Great Britain ends, with the lifting of restrictions on sale and purchase of meat, 14 years after it began early in World War II, and nearly a decade after the war's end. Date: July 4, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 4 π Events on this day…