Eisenhower Delivers Domino Theory Speech at News Conference, April 7, 1954
Date: April 7, 1954
Date: April 7, 1954
Télé Monte Carlo, Europe's oldest private television channel, is launched by Prince Rainier III. Date: November 19, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954First Church of Scientology Established in Los Angeles, February 18, 1954Singapore…
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…
Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army–McCarthy hearings begins. Date: April 22, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty Signed in Washington, D.C. December 2, 1954Singapore…
Nuclear weapons testing: The Romeo shot of Operation Castle is detonated at Bikini Atoll. Yield: 11 megatons. Date: March 26, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954CERN Convention Signed Establishing European Nuclear Research Organization,…
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. becomes the first African-American general in the United States Air Force. Date: October 27, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 27 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Castle Bravo Hydrogen Bomb Test Causes Worst U.S. Radioactive Contamination,…
Elvis Presley records his first single, "That's All Right", at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. Date: July 5, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Väinö Linna Publishes The Unknown Soldier War Novel, December 3,…