Date: May 18, 1955
The establishment of a Military Assistance Advisory Group in South Vietnam marks the beginning of American involvement in the conflict. Date: November 1, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1955 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Le Mans Deadliest Motorsports Crash…
Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films. Date: June 7, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 7 ๐ Events on this day in 1955 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events…
Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Romania and Spain join the United Nations through United Nations Security Council Resolution 109. Date: December 14, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 14 ๐ Events on this day in 1955 ๐ On This Day (Today)…
The American Civil Liberties Union announces it will defend Allen Ginsberg's book Howl against obscenity charges. Date: April 3, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 3 ๐ Events on this day in 1955 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1955National Review Publishes First Issue November 19, 1955EOKA Rebellion…
The U.S. Supreme Court expands on its Brown v. Board of Education decision by ordering district courts and school districts to enforce educational desegregation "at all deliberate speed." Date: May 31, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 31 ๐ Events on this day in 1955 ๐ On This Day (Today)…
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 โ ๐ Other events on August 28 ๐ Events on this day in 1955 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Emmett Till Murder Trial Acquittal…