Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Becomes First African-American Air Force General, October 27, 1954

Pope Pius XII canonises Dominic Savio, who was 14 years old at the time of his death, as a saint, making him at the time the youngest unmartyred saint in the Roman Catholic Church. In 2017, Francisco and Jacinta Marto, aged ten and nine at the time of their deaths, are declared as saints. Date:…

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 1954Hurricane Edna Hits New England, Causes Damage and 29 Deaths, September…

India establishes its highest civilian awards, the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan. Date: January 2, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Castle Bravo Hydrogen Bomb Test Causes Worst U.S. Radioactive Contamination, March 1,…

The Front de Libération Nationale fires the first shots of the Algerian War of Independence. Date: November 1, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Eisenhower Delivers Domino Theory Speech at News Conference, April 7,…

The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established. Date: September 8, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 8 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Saint Lawrence Seaway Groundbreaking Ceremony in Massena, New York, August 10, 1954Great Britain Ends Food Rationing, Meat…

McCarthyism: CBS television broadcasts the See It Now episode, "A Report on Senator Joseph McCarthy", produced by Fred Friendly. Date: March 9, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Alfredo Stroessner Begins Dictatorship in Paraguay,…