Flag of Europe Adopted by Council of Europe, December 8, 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…

The South African Congress Alliance adopts the Freedom Charter at the Congress of the People in Kliptown. Date: June 26, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955USSR-Yugoslavia Normalize Relations with Belgrade Declaration June 2,…

The Civil Rights Movement: the Montgomery bus boycott begins, led by E. D. Nixon and Rosa Parks. Date: December 5, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 5 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955First Guinness Book of Records Published in Great…

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 1955First Ascent of Mount Kangchenjunga by…

A Soviet Zulu-class submarine becomes the first to launch a ballistic missile. Date: September 16, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Jonas Salk Polio Vaccine Declared Safe and Effective, April 12, 1955Emmett Till Lynched…