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April 1954
The following events occurred in April 1954: April 1, 1954 (Thursday) *The U.S. Congress and President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized the founding of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado. *South Point School was founded in Kolkata, India. It would become the largest school in the world by 1988. *The new Cardiff Airport at Rhoose in South Wales opened to passenger transport after operations were transferred from RAF Pengam Moors. April 2, 1954 (Friday) *Walt Disney signed a contract with ABC television for the ''Disneyland'' series, and plans were announced for the building of the Disneyland theme park (provisionally called "Disneylandia") in California, along with a prospectus for the company's potential investors. *Died: Hoyt Vandenberg, 55, United States Air Force general April 3, 1954 (Saturday) *Petrov Affair: Diplomat Vladimir Petrov defected from the Soviet Union and asked for political asylum in Australia, beginning a major political incident. *A Douglas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evdokia Petrov Escorted At Mascot Airport
Eudoxia ( grc, Εὐδοξία, ''Eudoxía''), Eudokia (, ''Eudokía'', anglicized as Eudocia) or Evdokia is a feminine name, feminine given name, which originally meant "good fame or judgement" or "she whose fame or judgement is good" in Ancient Greek, Greek. The Slavic forms of the name are East Slavic languages, East Slavic: Evdokiya (russian: Евдокия), Yevdokiya ( ua, Євдокія); South Slavic: Evdokija (Евдокија), Jevdokija (Јевдокија). It was mainly popular in late antiquity and during the Middle Ages, particularly in Eastern Europe. It continues to be in use today, usually in honor of various saints. Eudoxia became the basis for the name Avdotia, which is a popular name for women in Russia. Eudoxia, Eudokia and Eudocia The names Eudoxia, Eudokia, and Eudocia are interchangeable in most cases for the Wikipedia search engine. Saints *Eudoxia of Heliopolis (d. 120), early Christian saint and martyr *St. Eudoxia at Canopus, Virgin Martyr Eudoxia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
