Jonas Salk Polio Vaccine Declared Safe and Effective, April 12, 1955

The General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union approves the staging of the first Eurovision Song Contest. Date: October 19, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 19 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955ACLU Defends Allen Ginsberg’s Howl Against Obscenity Charges,…

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 1955Deadly Udall, Kansas F5 Tornado Kills 80, Injures 273 – May 25,…

First ascent of Mount Kangchenjunga: On the British Kangchenjunga expedition led by Charles Evans, Joe Brown and George Band reach the summit of the third-highest mountain in the world (8,586 meters); Norman Hardie and Tony Streather join them the following day. Date: May 25, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May…

Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. Date: June 14, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 14 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955José Ramón Guizado Seizes Power, Deposed After Assassination Plot January 2, 1955Cardiff Proclaimed Capital of…

Operation Passage to Freedom, the evacuation of 310,000 Vietnamese civilians, soldiers and non-Vietnamese members of the French Army from communist North Vietnam to South Vietnam following the end of the First Indochina War, ends. Date: May 18, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in…

The General Treaty, by which France, Britain and the United States recognize the sovereignty of West Germany, comes into effect. Date: May 5, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955West Germany Joins NATO During…