Date: May 25, 1955
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 1955United Air Lines Flight 629 Bombing Kills 44…
Twenty-nine people are killed when Sabena Flight 503 crashes into Monte Terminillo near Rieti, Italy. Date: February 13, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Russell-Einstein Manifesto Calls for Nuclear War Risk Reduction July 9,…
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 1955EOKA Rebellion Begins in Cyprus for Union with Greece, April 1,…
Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm defeats former emperor Bảo Đại in a referendum and founds the Republic of Vietnam. Date: October 23, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Austria Declares Permanent Neutrality After Allied…
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 1955European Broadcasting Union Approves First Eurovision Song Contest, October 19, 1955Soviet…
The first film adaptation of Väinö Linna's novel The Unknown Soldier, directed by Edvin Laine, premieres. Date: December 23, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Austrian State Treaty Restores Sovereignty, July 27, 1955Argentine Navy…