Alfredo Stroessner Begins Dictatorship in Paraguay, August 15, 1954

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 1954Operation Castle Romeo…

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 1954Frank Selvy Scores 100…

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:…

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)…

Armed Puerto Rican nationalists attack the United States Capitol building, injuring five Representatives. Date: March 1, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Roger Bannister Breaks Four-Minute Mile Record, May 6, 1954Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant…

United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Date: April 1, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Singapore Anti-National Service Riots by…