Date: February 18, 1955
After being destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio. Date: November 5, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 5 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Saint Petersburg Metro Opens First Section,…
The Treaty on Relations between the USSR and the GDR is signed. Date: September 20, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955General Motors First U.S. Corporation to Exceed $1 Billion, December 31, 1955Austrian State…
In the United States, a night-time F5 tornado strikes the small city of Udall, Kansas as part of a larger outbreak across the Great Plains, killing 80 and injuring 273. It is the deadliest tornado to ever occur in the state and the 23rd deadliest in the U.S. Date: May 25, 1955 Read more on…
The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective. Date: April 12, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955California Flood Kills 74, Devastates State, December 24, 1955McDonald’s Founded by Ray…
Norodom Sihanouk, king of Cambodia, abdicates the throne in favor of his father, Norodom Suramarit. Date: March 2, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Military Assistance Advisory Group Established in South Vietnam Begins U.S….
Twenty-nine people are killed when Sabena Flight 503 crashes into Monte Terminillo near Rieti, Italy. Date: February 13, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955EOKA Rebellion Begins in Cyprus for Union with Greece, April…