The Geneva Conference, an effort to restore peace in Indochina and Korea, begins. Date: April 26, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 26 ๐ Events on this day in 1954 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories. Date: April 25, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 25 ๐ Events on this day in 1954 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the ArmyโMcCarthy hearings begins. Date: April 22, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 22 ๐ Events on this day in 1954 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power in Egypt. Date: April 18, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1954 ๐ On This Day (Today)
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…