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September 29, 1954
The convention establishing CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) is signed.
CERN
The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, is an intergovernmental organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. Established in 1954, it is based in Meyrin, western suburb of Geneva, on the France–Switzerland border. It comprises 24 member states. Israel, admitted in 2013, is the only full member geographically out of Europe. CERN is an official United Nations General Assembly observer.
September 29
September 29 is the 272nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 93 days remain until the end of the year.