Ngo Dinh Diem Proclaims Presidency of Republic of Vietnam, October 26, 1955
Date: October 26, 1955
Date: October 26, 1955
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 1955Lux Radio Theatre Signs Off Permanently After 1934 Run, June 7, 1955Pan…
Cold War: West Germany joins NATO. Date: May 9, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Emmett Till Lynched in Mississippi, Civil Rights Movement Shaken, August 28, 1955Austrian State Treaty Restores Sovereignty, July 27, 1955Royal…
The U.S. Supreme Court expands on its Brown v. Board of Education decision by ordering district courts and school districts to enforce educational desegregation "at all deliberate speed." Date: May 31, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today)…
The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is established. Date: October 1, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Israel Obtains Four Dead Sea Scrolls, February 13, 1955Sabena Flight 503 Crashes in Italy, 29 Killed, February 13,…
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…
A United States Navy Douglas R6D-1 Liftmaster crashes into Hawaii's Waiʻanae Range, killing 66. Date: March 22, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Jonas Salk Polio Vaccine Declared Safe and Effective, April 12, 1955Russell-Einstein…