Aeroflot Flight 136 Crashes Near Krasnoyarsk, Killing 19 – October 28, 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 1954Chlef Earthquake Kills 1,243 in…

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 1954Eisenhower Delivers Domino Theory Speech at News Conference, April 7, 1954Castle Bravo…

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 1954João Café Filho Becomes…

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)…

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 1954Canada and U.S. Agree to Build DEW Line Radar System February 15,…