Date: November 1, 1955
El Al Flight 402 is shot down by two fighter jets after straying into Bulgarian air space. All 58 people on board are killed. Date: July 27, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 27 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955ACLU…
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 1955McDonald’s Founded by Ray Kroc in Des Plaines, April 15, 1955Nobel Laureates Sign Mainau Declaration…
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 1955United Air Lines Flight 629 Bombing Kills 44 Near Longmont,…
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 1955Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Established October…
The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to that of Australia. Date: November 23, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 23 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Soviet Union Launches RDS-37 Hydrogen Bomb Over Semipalatinsk, November…
Twenty-nine people are killed when Sabena Flight 503 crashes into Monte Terminillo near Rieti, Italy. Date: February 13, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Martin 2-0-2 and DC-3 Collision Over Boone County, Kentucky -…