Eisenhower Pledges U.S. Support to South Vietnam, October 24, 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 1954João Café Filho Becomes President of Brazil After Vargas Suicide, August…

Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes. Date: May 6, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Marilyn Monroe Iconic Skirt Scene Filmed for The Seven Year Itch,…

Germany: Otto John, head of West Germany's secret service, defects to East Germany. Date: July 20, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954BOAC Flight 781 Comet Explodes in Tyrrhenian Sea, January 10, 1954Sino-American Mutual…

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that places the words "under God" into the United States Pledge of Allegiance. Date: June 14, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 14 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Brown v….

The Moomin comics, created by Tove Jansson and Lars Jansson, is published internationally in the London newspaper The Evening News. Date: September 20, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Chlef Earthquake Kills 1,243 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 1954AEC Routemaster London Bus Introduced…