Tōya Maru Sinks in Tsugaru Strait Typhoon, 1,172 Dead, September 26, 1954

The People's Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First Taiwan Strait Crisis. Date: September 3, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Boeing 367-80 Prototype First Flight July…

Canada and the United States agree to construct the Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska. Date: February 15, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Marilyn Monroe's iconic skirt scene is shot during filming for The Seven Year Itch. Date: September 15, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Joseph N. Welch Rebukes McCarthy During Army Hearings, June 9, 1954Aeroflot…

The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published. Date: August 16, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 16 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Great Britain Ends Food Rationing, Meat Restrictions Lifted July 4, 1954SEATO Established in Southeast Asia, September 8,…

Joseph N. Welch, special counsel for the United States Army, lashes out at Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Army–McCarthy hearings, giving McCarthy the famous rebuke, "You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?" Date: June 9, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…

The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories. Date: April 25, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Chlef Earthquake Kills 1,243 in Northern Algeria – September 9, 1954Georgetown-IBM First Public…