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)
Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York at the head office of IBM. Date: January 7, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today)
India establishes its highest civilian awards, the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan. Date: January 2, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation is established to consolidate criminal investigation and intelligence into a single agency. Date: December 30, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 30 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Väinö Linna's war novel The Unknown Soldier (Tuntematon sotilas) is published. Date: December 3, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty, between the United States and Taiwan, is signed in Washington, D.C. Date: December 2, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cold War: The United States Senate votes 65 to 22 to censure Joseph McCarthy for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute". Date: December 2, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today)
In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space. Date: November 30, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 30…
Alger Hiss is released from prison after serving 44 months for perjury. Date: November 27, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 27 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today)