Date: December 2, 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 → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On…
Germany: Otto John, head of West Germany's secret service, defects to East Germany. Date: July 20, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954Jebel Akhdar War Begins: Muscat Forces Penetrate Fahud, October 10, 1954João Café…
Frank Selvy becomes the only NCAA Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game. Date: February 13, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954AEC Routemaster London Bus Introduced September…
In the United States, the National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations. Date: January 20, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 20 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1954First Mass Polio Inoculation Begins in Pittsburgh February 23,…
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 1954South African Airways Flight…
The FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match between Hungary and Brazil, highly anticipated to be exciting, instead turns violent, with three players ejected and further fighting continuing after the game. Date: June 27, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 27 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day…