Bandung Conference: 29 Nations Meet in Indonesia, April 18, 1955
Date: April 18, 1955
Date: April 18, 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 1955US Navy Douglas R6D-1 Crashes in Hawaii, 66 Killed – March 22,…
In the United States, a night-time F5 tornado strikes the small city of Udall, Kansas as part of a larger outbreak across the Great Plains, killing 80 and injuring 273. It is the deadliest tornado to ever occur in the state and the 23rd deadliest in the U.S. Date: May 25, 1955 Read more on…
A Martin 2-0-2 and Douglas DC-3 collide over Boone County, Kentucky, killing 15 people. Date: January 12, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Hurricane Diane Makes Landfall Near Wilmington, Causes Deadly Floods, August 17,…
National Review publishes its first issue. Date: November 19, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Soviet Battleship Novorossiysk Sinks in Sevastopol Harbor, October 29, 1955Warsaw Pact Signed by Communist Bloc Nations, May 14, 1955Operation…
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 1955Asian-African Conference Opens in Bandung, Indonesia – April…
The General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union approves the staging of the first Eurovision Song Contest. Date: October 19, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 19 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Istanbul Pogrom Targets Greek, Jewish, and Armenian Minorities,…