Alfredo Stroessner Begins Dictatorship in Paraguay, August 15, 1954

In accord with the 1954 Geneva Conference, French troops complete their withdrawal from North Vietnam. Date: October 11, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 11 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Aeroflot Flight 136 Crashes Near Krasnoyarsk, Killing 19 – October…

The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established. Date: September 8, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 8 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Front de Libération Nationale Launches Algerian War of Independence, November 1, 1954Battle of Dien Bien Phu Ends…

Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army–McCarthy hearings begins. Date: April 22, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Hungary vs Brazil FIFA World Cup Quarterfinal Turns Violent, June 27,…

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…

BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1, explodes and falls into the Tyrrhenian Sea, killing 35 people. Date: January 10, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 10 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Saint Lawrence Seaway Groundbreaking Ceremony in…

First Indochina War – small French garrison at Đắk Đoa is overrun by the Viet Minh after a week's siege. Date: February 14, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954First Successful Kidney Transplant by…