The USS Nautilus is Commissioned (1954)
USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the world’s first nuclear-powered boat, nuclear-powered submarine, and the first submarine to complete a submerged transit of the North Pole on 3 August 1958. Her initial…
Maiden Flight of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules (1954)
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for take-offs and landings, the…
AMC Formation (1954)
Today we celebrate the formation of one of the iconic US car manufacturers AMC. On the 14th of January 1954, 76 years ago, the Hudson Motor Car Company merges with…