Lockheed C-130 First Flight Takes Off, August 23, 1954
Date: August 23, 1954
Date: August 23, 1954
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 β π Other events on January 10 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1954PLA Shells Quemoy, Starting First Taiwan…
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. becomes the first African-American general in the United States Air Force. Date: October 27, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 27 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Hurricane Edna Hits New England, Causes Damage and 29 Deaths,…
First Indochina War – small French garrison at ΔαΊ―k Δoa is overrun by the Viet Minh after a week's siege. Date: February 14, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 14 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Cruise of the Kings Departs…
Armed Puerto Rican nationalists attack the United States Capitol building, injuring five Representatives. Date: March 1, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 1 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Radio Pakistan Broadcasts Pakistanβs National Anthem for First Time, August 13, 1954Soviet…
India establishes its highest civilian awards, the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan. Date: January 2, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 2 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1954KLM Flight 633 Crashes in River Shannon, 28 Killed – September 5,…
The Detroit Red Wings played in the first outdoor hockey game by any NHL team in an exhibition against the Marquette Branch Prison Pirates in Marquette, Michigan. Date: February 2, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 2 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today) More…