West Germany Joins NATO During Cold War, May 9, 1955
Date: May 9, 1955
Date: May 9, 1955
The first film adaptation of Väinö Linna's novel The Unknown Soldier, directed by Edvin Laine, premieres. Date: December 23, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Hurricane Diane Makes Landfall Near Wilmington, Causes Deadly Floods,…
Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact. Date: May 14, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Le Mans Deadliest Motorsports Crash Kills…
In a futile effort to topple Argentine President Juan Perón, rogue aircraft pilots of the Argentine Navy drop several bombs upon an unarmed crowd demonstrating in favor of Perón in Buenos Aires, killing 364 and injuring at least 800. At the same time on the ground, some soldiers attempt to stage a coup but are…
American Civil Rights Movement: In Montgomery, Alabama, seamstress Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white man and is arrested for violating the city's racial segregation laws, an incident which leads to that city's bus boycott. Date: December 1, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1…
Twenty-nine nations meet at Bandung, Indonesia, for the first Asian-African Conference. Date: April 18, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Pan Am Flight 845/26 Ditches in Pacific, Killing Four – March 26, 1955José Ramón…
Battle of Philippeville: In Morocco, a force of Berbers from the Atlas Mountains region of Algeria raid two rural settlements and kill 77 French nationals. Date: August 20, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…