India Establishes Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan, January 2, 1954

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…

Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power in Egypt. Date: April 18, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Battle of Điện Biên Phủ Begins, Viet Minh Victory, March 13, 1954Sports Illustrated First Issue Published August 16,…

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 📅…

A Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair Harvard collides with a Trans-Canada Airlines Canadair North Star over Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, killing 37 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 1954BOAC Flight 781…

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. becomes the first African-American general in the United States Air Force. Date: October 27, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 27 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Eisenhower Warns Against U.S. Intervention in Vietnam, February 10, 1954Cruise…

Food rationing in Great Britain ends, with the lifting of restrictions on sale and purchase of meat, 14 years after it began early in World War II, and nearly a decade after the war's end. Date: July 4, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this day…