CERN Convention Signed Establishing European Nuclear Research Organization, September 29, 1954
Date: September 29, 1954
Date: September 29, 1954
The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ begins with an artillery barrage by Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp; 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 → 📅 Other events on March 13 📅 Events on this…
Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes. Date: May 6, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Geneva Conference Partitions Vietnam into North and South Vietnam, July 21,…
The first clinical trials of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine begin in Fairfax County, Virginia. Date: April 26, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954India Establishes Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan January 2, 1954Geneva Conference…
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 → 📅 Other events on October 15 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Royal Canadian Air Force Harvard…
First Indochina War: Battle of Mang Yang Pass: Viet Minh troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambush G.M. 100 of France in An Khê. Date: June 24, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Marilyn Monroe…
Vice president João Café Filho takes office as president of Brazil, following the suicide of Getúlio Vargas. Date: August 24, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Royal Canadian Air Force Harvard Collides with North…