Transfer of Crimea: The Soviet Politburo of the Soviet Union orders the transfer of the Crimean Oblast from the Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR. Date: February 19, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 19 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today)
The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles. Date: February 18, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 18 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today)
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 β π Other events on February 15 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today)
First Indochina War – small French garrison at ΔαΊ―k Δoa is overrun by the Viet Minh after a week's siege. Date: February 14, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 14 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today)
Frank Selvy becomes the only NCAA Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game. Date: February 13, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 13 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today)
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam. Date: February 10, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 10 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today)
The Detroit Red Wings played in the first outdoor hockey game by any NHL team in an exhibition against the Marquette Branch Prison Pirates in Marquette, Michigan. Date: February 2, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 2 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today)
The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USSΒ Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States. Date: January 21, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 21 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today)
In the United States, the National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations. Date: January 20, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 20 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today)
The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation. Date: January 14, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 14 π Events on this day in 1954 π On This Day (Today)