Date: October 26, 1955
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American Civil Rights Movement: In Montgomery, Alabama, seamstress Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white man and is arrested for violating the city's racial segregation laws, an incident which leads to that city's bus boycott. Date: December 1, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 1…
The South African Congress Alliance adopts the Freedom Charter at the Congress of the People in Kliptown. Date: June 26, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 26 π Events on this day in 1955 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Emmett Till Lynched in Mississippi, Civil Rights Movement…
Norodom Sihanouk, king of Cambodia, abdicates the throne in favor of his father, Norodom Suramarit. Date: March 2, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 2 π Events on this day in 1955 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Warsaw Pact Signed by Communist Bloc Nations, May 14, 1955Pan…
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 β π Other events on December 5 π Events on this day in 1955 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1955US Navy Douglas R6D-1 Crash in Hawaii Kills…
After being destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio. Date: November 5, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 5 π Events on this day in 1955 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1955US Navy Douglas R6D-1 Crashes in…
The Austrian State Treaty restores Austrian sovereignty. Date: July 27, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 27 π Events on this day in 1955 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1955United Air Lines Flight 629 Bombing Kills 44 Near Longmont, Colorado November 1, 1955Chile Signs Buenos Aires Copyright…