Date: December 30, 1954
Nuclear weapons testing: The Castle Bravo, a 15-megaton hydrogen bomb, is detonated on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, resulting in the worst radioactive contamination ever caused by the United States. Date: March 1, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On…
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 1954Soviet Tu-4 Drops 40-Kiloton Atomic Bomb Near Totskoye – September 14,…
The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles. Date: February 18, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Roger Bannister Breaks Four-Minute Mile Record, May 6, 1954Gamal Abdel Nasser Seizes Power in Egypt,…
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 1954India Establishes Bharat Ratna and…
The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published. Date: August 16, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 16 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954First Successful Kidney Transplant by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray, December 23, 1954Aeroflot Flight 136 Crashes…
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Date: April 1, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Eisenhower Warns Against U.S. Intervention…