Georgetown-IBM First Public Machine Translation Demo in New York, January 7, 1954
Date: January 7, 1954
Date: January 7, 1954
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 1954Geneva Conference Partitions Vietnam into…
First Indochina War: Viet Minh troops successfully ambush the armoured French column 'G.M. 42' in the Battle of Chu Dreh Pass in the Central Highlands. It is the last battle of the war. Date: July 17, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 17 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅…
AEC Routemaster, the iconic London bus was introduced. Date: September 24, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 24 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Otto John Defects to East Germany, West Germany Secret Service, July 20, 1954KLM Flight 633 Crashes in…
In accord with the 1954 Geneva Conference, French troops complete their withdrawal from North Vietnam. Date: October 11, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 11 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954KLM Flight 633 Crashes in River Shannon, 28 Killed -…
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…
South African Airways Flight 201: A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people. Date: April 8, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Soviet Transfer of Crimea from…