Alfredo Stroessner Begins Dictatorship in Paraguay, August 15, 1954
Date: August 15, 1954
Date: August 15, 1954
The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories. Date: April 25, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 25 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Castle Bravo Hydrogen Bomb Test Causes Worst U.S. Radioactive Contamination, March 1, 1954CochabambaβSanta…
Pope Pius XII canonises Dominic Savio, who was 14 years old at the time of his death, as a saint, making him at the time the youngest unmartyred saint in the Roman Catholic Church. In 2017, Francisco and Jacinta Marto, aged ten and nine at the time of their deaths, are declared as saints. Date:…
The Communist Control Act goes into effect, outlawing the Communist Party in the United States. Date: August 24, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 24 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1954CERN Convention Signed Establishing European Nuclear Research Organization, September 29,…
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 β π Other events on April 8 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Finnish President Paasikivi…
In a top secret nuclear test, a Soviet Tu-4 bomber drops a 40 kiloton atomic weapon just north of Totskoye village. Date: September 14, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 14 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Frank Selvy Scores 100…
At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held. Date: August 10, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 10 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Ellis Island Ceases Operations, November 12, 1954Joseph N. Welch Rebukes McCarthy…