Date: September 18, 1954
In a top secret nuclear test, a Soviet Tu-4 bomber drops a 40 kiloton atomic weapon just north of Totskoye village. Date: September 14, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 14 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Army-McCarthy Hearings Begin Live…
Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Viet Minh victory (the battle began on March 13). Date: May 7, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Singapore…
Alger Hiss is released from prison after serving 44 months for perjury. Date: November 27, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 27 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Brown v. Board of Education Outlaws School Segregation, May 17, 1954Otto John Defects…
The Geneva Conference, an effort to restore peace in Indochina and Korea, begins. 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 1954PLA Shells Quemoy, Starting First Taiwan Strait Crisis, September 3, 1954Finnish National…
KLM Flight 633 crashes into the River Shannon in Shannon, County Clare, Ireland, killing 28. Date: September 5, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Marilyn Monroe Iconic Skirt Scene Filmed for The Seven Year…
The Boeing 367-80, the prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series, takes its first flight. Date: July 15, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Tōya Maru Sinks in Tsugaru Strait Typhoon, 1,172…