Télé Monte Carlo Launches, Europe’s Oldest Private TV Channel, November 19, 1954

US President Dwight D. Eisenhower pledges United States support to South Vietnam. Date: October 24, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Geneva Conference Begins to Restore Peace in Indochina and Korea, April 26, 1954Battle…

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 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 1954KLM Flight 633 Crashes in River Shannon, 28 Killed – September…

Alfredo Stroessner begins his dictatorship in Paraguay. Date: August 15, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Väinö Linna Publishes The Unknown Soldier War Novel, December 3, 1954Lockheed C-130 First Flight Takes Off, August 23,…

Hurricane Hazel devastates the eastern seaboard of North America, killing 95 and causing massive floods as far north as Toronto. Date: October 15, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 15 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Alfredo Stroessner Begins Dictatorship in…

First Indochina War: Viet Minh troops successfully ambush the armoured French column 'G.M. 42' in the Battle of Chu Dreh Pass in the Central Highlands. It is the last battle of the war. Date: July 17, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 17 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅…