Front de Libération Nationale Launches Algerian War of Independence, November 1, 1954

Pope Pius XII canonises Dominic Savio, who was 14 years old at the time of his death, as a saint, making him at the time the youngest unmartyred saint in the Roman Catholic Church. In 2017, Francisco and Jacinta Marto, aged ten and nine at the time of their deaths, are declared as saints. Date:…

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia. Date: November 10, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Castle Bravo Hydrogen Bomb…

Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time. Date: August 13, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 13 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Eisenhower Delivers Domino Theory Speech at News Conference, April 7,…

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 1954Chlef Earthquake Kills 1,243 in Northern Algeria – September 9,…

Transfer of Crimea: The Soviet Politburo of the Soviet Union orders the transfer of the Crimean Oblast from the Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR. Date: February 19, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

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 1954Hudson Motor and Nash-Kelvinator Merge to Form American Motors Corporation…