Gamal Abdel Nasser Seizes Power in Egypt, April 18, 1954

Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes. Date: May 6, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Soviet Transfer of Crimea to Ukrainian SSR February 19, 1954Battle of…

The anti-National Service Riots, by Chinese middle school students in Singapore, take place. Date: May 13, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954PLA Shells Quemoy, Starting First Taiwan Strait Crisis, September 3, 1954Boeing 367-80…

The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation is established to consolidate criminal investigation and intelligence into a single agency. Date: December 30, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 30 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Kengir Uprising Begins in the Gulag, May…

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 1954Texas Instruments Announces Regency TR-1…

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 1954Kengir Uprising Begins in the Gulag, May 16, 1954Hurricane Edna Hits New England, Causes Damage…

The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, outlawing racial segregation in public schools. Date: May 17, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…