Date: February 2, 1954
McCarthyism: CBS television broadcasts the See It Now episode, "A Report on Senator Joseph McCarthy", produced by Fred Friendly. Date: March 9, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Georgetown-IBM First Public Machine Translation Demo…
Beginning of the Kengir uprising in the Gulag. Date: May 16, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Army-McCarthy Hearings Begin Live TV Coverage, Witness Testimony April 22, 1954Brown v. Board of Education Ends School…
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his "domino theory" speech during a news conference. Date: April 7, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Operation Castle Romeo Nuclear Test at Bikini Atoll, March 26,…
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…
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam. Date: February 10, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 10 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Roger Bannister Breaks Four-Minute Mile Record, May 6, 1954Operation Castle Romeo Nuclear Test…
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 → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Eisenhower Delivers Domino Theory Speech at…