Cardiff Proclaimed Capital of Wales, UK – December 20, 1955
Date: December 20, 1955
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Date: December 20, 1955
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In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives. Date: August 19, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 19 π Events on this day in 1955 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Russell-Einstein Manifesto Calls for Nuclear War Risk Reduction July 9, 1955Operation…
Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact. Date: May 14, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 14 π Events on this day in 1955 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Pan Am Flight 845/26 Ditches Off…
Operation Teapot: Teapot test shot "Wasp" is successfully detonated at the Nevada Test Site with a yield of 1.2 kilotons. Wasp is the first of fourteen shots in the Teapot series. Date: February 18, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 18 π Events on this day in 1955 π On…
The Soviet battleshipΒ Novorossiysk sinks after probably striking a World War II mine in the harbor at Sevastopol, with a loss of more than 600 sailers. Date: October 29, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 29 π Events on this day in 1955 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
An order to protect the endangered Saimaa ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis) is legalized. Date: March 4, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 4 π Events on this day in 1955 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1955General Motors First U.S. Corporation to Exceed $1 Billion, December 31,…
The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective. Date: April 12, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 12 π Events on this day in 1955 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1955McDonald’s Founded by Ray Kroc in Des Plaines, Illinois – April 15,…