Martin 2-0-2 and DC-3 Collision Over Boone County, Kentucky, January 12, 1955

After the last Allied troops have left the country, and following the provisions of the Austrian Independence Treaty, Austria declares that it will never join a military alliance. Date: October 26, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 26 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. Date: June 14, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 14 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Argentina Military Coup to Oust Juan Perón Begins, September 16, 1955Supreme Court Orders School Desegregation…

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 1955The Unknown Soldier Film Adaptation…

A flood devastates California, killing 74 people across portions of the state. Date: December 24, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Operation Teapot Wasp Nuclear Test Detonated, February 18, 1955José Ramón Guizado Seizes Power,…

Pan Am Flight 845/26 ditches in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Oregon, killing four. Date: March 26, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955General Treaty Recognizes West Germany Sovereignty – May 5,…

Contralto Marian Anderson becomes the first person of color to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera. Date: January 7, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Warsaw Pact Signed…