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1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1954th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 954th year of the 2nd millennium, the 54th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1950s decade.
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1979 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1979th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 979th year of the 2nd millennium, the 79th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1970s decade.
AD 54 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lentulus and Marcellus (or, less frequently, year 807 Ab urbe condita).
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Arms, Thomas S. Encyclopedia of the Cold War(1994).Brune, Lester H. Chronology of the Cold War, 1917-1992(Routledge, 2006) 720 pp of brief factsHanes, Sharon M. and Richard C. Hanes. Cold War Almanac(2 vol 2003), 1460pp of brief factsParrish, Thomas. The Cold War Encyclopedia(1996)In 1979, Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan to prop up a Marxist regime there. In protest, Carter declared that the US would boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. After nine years of fighting, the Soviets were unable to suppress Afghan rebels and pulled out of the country.
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1954 – The U.S. becomes a member of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (or SEATO) alliance 1954 – Geneva Conference . U.S. rejects the French decision to recognize Communist control of North Vietnam.
1954 ( MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1954th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 954th year of the 2nd millennium, the 54th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1950s decade. Events.
