West Germany Joins NATO During Cold War, May 9, 1955

Black teenager Emmett Till is lynched in Mississippi for whistling at a white woman, galvanizing the nascent civil rights movement. Date: August 28, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 28 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Argentine Navy Bombs Perón Supporters…

McDonald's restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois. Date: April 15, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 15 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Military Assistance Advisory Group Established in…

Following the assassination of the Panamanian president José Antonio Remón Cantera, his deputy, José Ramón Guizado, takes power, but is quickly deposed after his involvement in Cantera's death is discovered. Date: January 2, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This…

Eighteen Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four others. Date: July 15, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955USSR-GDR Treaty on Relations Signed, September 20, 1955West Germany Joins…

The Flag of Europe is adopted by Council of Europe. Date: December 8, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 8 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Marian Anderson First Person of Color at Metropolitan Opera, January 7, 1955General Treaty Recognizes West…