Date: January 20, 1954
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Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Viet Minh victory (the battle began on March 13). Date: May 7, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Alfredo…
Aeroflot Flight 136 crashes near Krasnoyarsk, killing 19. Date: October 28, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 28 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Finnish President Paasikivi Receives Soviet Order of Lenin, September 18, 1954Singapore Anti-National Service Riots by Chinese Students,…
The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published. Date: August 16, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 16 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954First Indochina War: Viet Minh Ambush French G.M. 42 at Chu Dreh Pass, July 17, 1954Soviet Tu-4…
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…
Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power in Egypt. Date: April 18, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Canada-US Agree to Build Distant Early Warning Line February 15, 1954Geneva Conference Begins to Restore Peace in Indochina…
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 1954KLM Flight 633 Crashes in River…