Hurricane Hazel devastates the eastern seaboard of North America, killing 95 and causing massive floods as far north as Toronto. Date: October 15, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on October 15 ๐ Events on this day in 1954 ๐ On This Day (Today)
In accord with the 1954 Geneva Conference, French troops complete their withdrawal from North Vietnam. Date: October 11, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on October 11 ๐ Events on this day in 1954 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Muscat, Neil Innes, sends a signal to the Sultanate's forces, accompanied with oil explorers, to penetrate Fahud, marking the beginning of Jebel Akhdar War. Date: October 10, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on October 10 ๐ Events on this day in 1954…
The U.S. Navy submarine USSย Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel. Date: September 30, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 30 ๐ Events on this day in 1954 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The convention establishing CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) is signed. Date: September 29, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 29 ๐ Events on this day in 1954 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The Japanese rail ferry Tลya Maru sinks during a typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait, Japan, killing 1,172. Date: September 26, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 26 ๐ Events on this day in 1954 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The CochabambaโSanta Cruz highway connecting western and eastern Bolivia is inaugurated. Date: September 24, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 24 ๐ Events on this day in 1954 ๐ On This Day (Today)
AEC Routemaster, the iconic London bus was introduced. Date: September 24, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 24 ๐ Events on this day in 1954 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The Moomin comics, created by Tove Jansson and Lars Jansson, is published internationally in the London newspaper The Evening News. Date: September 20, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 20 ๐ Events on this day in 1954 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Finnish president J. K. Paasikivi becomes the first Western head of state to be awarded the highest honor of the Soviet Union, the Order of Lenin. Date: September 18, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1954 ๐ On This Day (Today)