Date: October 10, 1954
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Nuclear weapons testing: The Castle Bravo, a 15-megaton hydrogen bomb, is detonated on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, resulting in the worst radioactive contamination ever caused by the United States. Date: March 1, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on March 1 đ Events on this day in 1954 đ On…
BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1, explodes and falls into the Tyrrhenian Sea, killing 35 people. Date: January 10, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on January 10 đ Events on this day in 1954 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Jonas Salk Polio Vaccine Clinical Trials…
The 6.7 Mw⯠Chlef earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 1,243 people were killed and 5,000 were injured. Date: September 9, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on September 9 đ Events on this day in 1954 đ On This Day (Today) More events…
In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space. Date: November 30, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on November 30…
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 â đ Other events on April 8 đ Events on this day in 1954 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1954South African Airways…
Hurricane Edna hits New England (United States) as a Category 2 hurricane, causing significant damage and 29 deaths. Date: September 11, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on September 11 đ Events on this day in 1954 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1954USS Nautilus Commissioned as First Nuclear-Powered Vessel,…