1954
First Indochina War: Battle of Mang Yang Pass: Viet Minh troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambush G
First Indochina War: Battle of Mang Yang Pass: Viet Minh troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambush G
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1954
The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet Union's first nuclear power station, opens in Obninsk, near Moscow
The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet Union's first nuclear power station, opens in Obninsk, near Moscow
1954
Food rationing in Great Britain ends, with the lifting of restrictions on sale and purchase of meat, 14 years after it…
Food rationing in Great Britain ends, with the lifting of restrictions on sale and purchase of meat, 14 years after it…
1954
First Indochina War: Viet Minh troops successfully ambush the armoured French column 'G.M. 42' in the Battle of Chu…
First Indochina War: Viet Minh troops successfully ambush the armoured French column 'G.M. 42' in the Battle of Chu…
1954
First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
1954
At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held.
At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held.
1954
Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time.
Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time.
1954
The Communist Control Act goes into effect, outlawing the Communist Party in the United States.
The Communist Control Act goes into effect, outlawing the Communist Party in the United States.
1954
Vice president João Café Filho takes office as president of Brazil, following the suicide of Getúlio Vargas.
Vice president João Café Filho takes office as president of Brazil, following the suicide of Getúlio Vargas.
1953
Francis Crick and James Watson publish "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid"
Francis Crick and James Watson publish "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid"
1953
Nuclear weapons testing: At the Nevada Test Site, the United States conducts its first and only nuclear artillery test
Nuclear weapons testing: At the Nevada Test Site, the United States conducts its first and only nuclear artillery test
1953
Nuclear weapons testing: At the Nevada Test Site, the United States conducts its first and only nuclear artillery test
Nuclear weapons testing: At the Nevada Test Site, the United States conducts its first and only nuclear artillery test
1953
Cold War: East Germany Workers Uprising: In East Germany, the Soviet Union orders a division of troops into East Berlin
Cold War: East Germany Workers Uprising: In East Germany, the Soviet Union orders a division of troops into East Berlin
1953
The Egyptian revolution of 1952 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the declaration of the Republic
The Egyptian revolution of 1952 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the declaration of the Republic
1953
The Egyptian revolution of 1952 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the declaration of the Republic
The Egyptian revolution of 1952 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the declaration of the Republic
1953
Cold War: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing Sing, in New York
Cold War: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing Sing, in New York
1953
Cold War: Fidel Castro leads an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, thus beginning the Cuban Revolution. The…
Cold War: Fidel Castro leads an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, thus beginning the Cuban Revolution. The…
1953
Arizona Governor John Howard Pyle orders an anti-polygamy law enforcement crackdown on residents of Short Creek,…
Arizona Governor John Howard Pyle orders an anti-polygamy law enforcement crackdown on residents of Short Creek,…
1953
Arizona Governor John Howard Pyle orders an anti-polygamy law enforcement crackdown on residents of Short Creek,…
Arizona Governor John Howard Pyle orders an anti-polygamy law enforcement crackdown on residents of Short Creek,…