European Broadcasting Union Approves First Eurovision Song Contest, October 19, 1955

Operation Teapot: Teapot test shot "Wasp" is successfully detonated at the Nevada Test Site with a yield of 1.2 kilotons. Wasp is the first of fourteen shots in the Teapot series. Date: February 18, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On…

General Motors becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year. Date: December 31, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Royal Navy Claims Rockall for UK, Raises Union Flag September…

Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films. Date: June 7, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

The bombing of United Air Lines Flight 629 occurs near Longmont, Colorado, killing all 39 passengers and five crew members aboard the Douglas DC-6B airliner. Date: November 1, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm defeats former emperor Bảo Đại in a referendum and founds the Republic of Vietnam. Date: October 23, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955US Navy Douglas R6D-1 Crash in…

The Bandung Conference ends: Twenty-nine non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War. Date: April 24, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955First Guinness Book…