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Events on Monday 1 March 1954 2
19541954 World Snooker ChampionshipFred Davis Title 6Winner: Fred Davis; Runner-up: Walter Donaldson. Score: 39–21.
1954Castle Bravo nuclear testLargest US nuclear detonation causes radioactive fallout crisisThe United States detonated a 15-megaton thermonuclear device at Bikini Atoll, far exceeding its expected yield. Fallout contaminated inhabited islands and the Japanese fishing boat Lucky Dragon 5, killing one crewman and sparking international protest over nuclear testing. It remains the largest nuclear explosion ever conducted by the United States.