Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty Signed in Washington, D.C. December 2, 1954
Date: December 2, 1954
Date: December 2, 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 1954BBC First Daily Television News Bulletin…
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 → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Kengir Uprising Begins in the Gulag,…
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 1954USS Nautilus, First Nuclear-Powered Submarine, Launched in Groton, January 21, 1954Elvis Presley…
In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space. Date: November 30, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 30…
The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ begins with an artillery barrage by Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp; Viet Minh victory led to the end of the First Indochina War and French withdrawal from Vietnam. Date: March 13, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 13 📅 Events on this…
First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray. Date: December 23, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Tōya Maru Sinks in Tsugaru Strait Typhoon, 1,172 Dead, September 26, 1954BOAC…