BOAC Flight 781 Comet Explosion in Tyrrhenian Sea, January 10, 1954

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 1954Great Britain Ends Food Rationing,…

Nuclear weapons testing: The Castle Bravo, a 15-megaton hydrogen bomb, is detonated on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, resulting in the worst radioactive contamination ever caused by the United States. Date: March 1, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On…

The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States. Date: January 21, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954First Practical Solar Cell…

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia. Date: November 10, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954National Negro Network Established…

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