The temperature on January 10, 1954 was between 0.5 °C and 5.9 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (27%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 10 » BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1, explodes and falls into the Tyrrhenian Sea killing 35 people.
February 10 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam.
March 1 » Armed Puerto Rican nationalists attack the United States Capitol building, injuring five Representatives.
June 24 » First Indochina War: Battle of Mang Yang Pass: Viet Minh troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambush G.M.100 of France in An Khê.
November 7 » In the US, Armistice Day becomes Veterans Day.
November 12 » Ellis Island ceased operations.
Day of death January 20, 1954
The temperature on January 20, 1954 was between 4.7 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 10.2 mm of rain during 12.7 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
February 28 » The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public.
March 19 » Joey Giardello knocks out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in the first televised prize boxing fight shown in colour.
May 7 » Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Viet Minh victory (the battle began on March 13).
May 13 » The original Broadway production of The Pajama Game opens and runs for another 1,063 performances. Later received three Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, and Best Choreography.
June 18 » Carlos Castillo Armas leads an invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
July 15 » First flight of the Boeing 367-80, prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series.
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