Date: September 18, 1954
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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 β π Other events on March 26 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Hungary vs Brazil FIFA World Cup Quarterfinal Turns…
The Japanese rail ferry TΕya Maru sinks during a typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait, Japan, killing 1,172. Date: September 26, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 26 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Otto John Defects to East Germany, West Germany…
The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published. Date: August 16, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 16 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Battle of Dien Bien Phu Ends in French Defeat, Viet Minh Victory, May 7, 1954Viet Minh Overrun…
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 1954Alfredo Stroessner Begins Dictatorship in Paraguay,…
Frank Selvy becomes the only NCAA Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game. Date: February 13, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 13 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Boeing 367-80 Prototype First Flight July…
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his "domino theory" speech during a news conference. Date: April 7, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 7 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1954CBS Airs βA Report on Senator Joseph McCarthyβ During McCarthyism,…