Otto John Defects to East Germany, West Germany Secret Service, July 20, 1954
Date: July 20, 1954
Date: July 20, 1954
Nuclear weapons testing: The Romeo shot of Operation Castle is detonated at Bikini Atoll. Yield: 11 megatons. Date: March 26, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Gamal Abdel Nasser Seizes Power in Egypt, April…
The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh. Date: February 23, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954National Negro Network Established with 40 Radio Stations, January 20,…
Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time. Date: August 13, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 13 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Kengir Uprising Begins in the Gulag, May 16, 1954Royal Canadian…
The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ begins with an artillery barrage by Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp; Viet Minh victory led to the end of the First Indochina War and French withdrawal from Vietnam. Date: March 13, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 13 📅 Events on this…
At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held. Date: August 10, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Gamal Abdel Nasser Seizes Power in Egypt, April 18, 1954Viet Minh…
Alfredo Stroessner begins his dictatorship in Paraguay. Date: August 15, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954BBC First Daily Television News Bulletin Broadcast July 5, 1954Jonas Salk Polio Vaccine Clinical Trials Begin in Virginia,…