SEATO Established in Southeast Asia, September 8, 1954
Date: September 8, 1954
Date: September 8, 1954
The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation. Date: January 14, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954First Mass Polio Inoculation Begins in Pittsburgh February 23, 1954Elvis Presley…
Hurricane Edna hits New England (United States) as a Category 2 hurricane, causing significant damage and 29 deaths. Date: September 11, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 11 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954First Church of Scientology Established in Los…
The first clinical trials of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine begin in Fairfax County, Virginia. Date: April 26, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954AEC Routemaster London Bus Introduced September 24, 1954Pope Pius XII Canonises…
The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet Union's first nuclear power station, opens in Obninsk, near Moscow. Date: June 27, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 27 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Singapore Anti-National Service Riots by Chinese Students, May…
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…
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 1954USS Nautilus, First Nuclear-Powered Submarine, Launched in Groton, January 21,…