Israel Obtains Four Dead Sea Scrolls, February 13, 1955

First ascent of Mount Kangchenjunga: On the British Kangchenjunga expedition led by Charles Evans, Joe Brown and George Band reach the summit of the third-highest mountain in the world (8,586 meters); Norman Hardie and Tony Streather join them the following day. Date: May 25, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May…

Ngô Đình Diệm proclaims himself as President of the newly created Republic of Vietnam. Date: October 26, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 26 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Marian Anderson First Person of Color at Metropolitan Opera, January 7,…

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 1955United Air Lines Flight 629 Bombing Kills 44 Near…

The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded. Date: September 25, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 25 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Istanbul Pogrom Targets Greek, Jewish, and Armenian Minorities, September 6, 1955Soviet Union Launches RDS-37 Hydrogen Bomb Over Semipalatinsk,…

The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang. Date: April 11, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Israel Obtains Four Dead Sea…

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 1955Saimaa Ringed Seal Protection Order Legalized March 4, 1955Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region…