ACLU Defends Allen Ginsberg’s Howl Against Obscenity Charges, April 3, 1955
Date: April 3, 1955
Date: April 3, 1955
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 1955McDonald’s Founded by Ray Kroc in Des Plaines, April 15, 1955José Ramón Guizado…
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…
Eighty-three spectators are killed and at least one hundred are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collide at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the deadliest ever accident in motorsports. Date: June 11, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On…
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 1955Udall, Kansas F5 Tornado Kills 80, Injures 273 – May 25, 1955Montgomery…
Following the assassination of the Panamanian president José Antonio Remón Cantera, his deputy, José Ramón Guizado, takes power, but is quickly deposed after his involvement in Cantera's death is discovered. Date: January 2, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This…
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 1955Bandung Conference Ends: Non-Aligned Nations Condemn Colonialism and Cold War,…