On this day
Revisit the news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
Portrait 1080 × 1920 PNG · created on your device
Knowland orders cots set up in event Sen works through night on bitterly disputed atomic power bill
Breaks leg while horseback riding, San Diego
seen getting advantages not reflected by comparative figures
House approves bill, 358-30, after rejecting Spence motion to reinstate 140,000-unit 4-yr pub housing program; many Reprs see authorization for 35,000 pub units meaningless because of restrictions; Wolcott, Multer, Rains cited
Accepts R M Cohn resignation as chief counsel to Sen investigations subcom; transfers subcom asst counsel D A Surine to his personal payroll
1954First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.[†]
The First Indochina War was fought in Indochina between France and the Việt Minh, and their respective allies, from 19 December 1946 until 1 August 1954. The Việt Minh was led by Võ Nguyên Giáp and Hồ Chí Minh. The conflict mainly happened in Vietnam.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]