Date: March 1, 1954
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. becomes the first African-American general in the United States Air Force. Date: October 27, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 27 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954First Clinical Trials of Jonas Salk Polio Vaccine Begin April…
The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation. Date: January 14, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Roger Bannister Breaks Four-Minute Mile Record, May 6, 1954Eisenhower Warns Against…
First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray. Date: December 23, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Front de Libération Nationale Launches Algerian War of Independence, November 1, 1954USS…
In the United States, the National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations. Date: January 20, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 20 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954AEC Routemaster London Bus Introduced September 24, 1954Hurricane Hazel…
BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1, explodes and falls into the Tyrrhenian Sea, killing 35 people. Date: January 10, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 10 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Georgetown-IBM First Public Machine Translation Demo…
The anti-National Service Riots, by Chinese middle school students in Singapore, take place. Date: May 13, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Communist Control Act Outlaws Communist Party in U.S. August 24, 1954Hungary vs…