South African Airways Flight 201: A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people. Date: April 8, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1954 ๐ On This Day (Today)
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 โ ๐ Other events on April 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1954 ๐ On This Day (Today)
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his "domino theory" speech during a news conference. Date: April 7, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 7 ๐ Events on this day in 1954 ๐ On This Day (Today)
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 โ ๐ Other events on April 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1954 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Nuclear weapons testing: The Romeo shot of Operation Castle is detonated at Bikini Atoll. Yield: 11 megatons. Date: March 26, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 26 ๐ Events on this day in 1954 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The Battle of ฤiแปn Biรชn Phแปง begins with an artillery barrage by Viet Minh forces under Vรต Nguyรชn Giรกp; Viet Minh victory led to the end of the First Indochina War and French withdrawal from Vietnam. Date: March 13, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 13 ๐ Events on this…
McCarthyism: CBS television broadcasts the See It Now episode, "A Report on Senator Joseph McCarthy", produced by Fred Friendly. Date: March 9, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 9 ๐ Events on this day in 1954 ๐ 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 โ ๐ Other events on March 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1954 ๐ On This Day (Today)
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 โ ๐ Other events on March 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1954 ๐ On…
The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh. Date: February 23, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 23 ๐ Events on this day in 1954 ๐ On This Day (Today)