Date: May 17, 1954
Alger Hiss is released from prison after serving 44 months for perjury. Date: November 27, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 27 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Eisenhower Pledges U.S. Support to South Vietnam, October 24, 1954Saint Lawrence Seaway Groundbreaking…
A Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair Harvard collides with a Trans-Canada Airlines Canadair North Star over Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, killing 37 people. Date: April 8, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954National Negro Network…
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…
Canada and the United States agree to construct the Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska. Date: February 15, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today)…
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his "domino theory" speech during a news conference. Date: April 7, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Communist Control Act Outlaws Communist Party in U.S. August 24,…
The Geneva Conference, an effort to restore peace in Indochina and Korea, begins. Date: April 26, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954India Establishes Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan, January 2, 1954Télé Monte Carlo…