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)
The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merge and form the AFL–CIO. Date: December 5, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 5 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today)
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 → 📅 Other events on December 1…
The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to that of Australia. Date: November 23, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 23 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Soviet Union launches RDS-37, a 1.6 megaton two stage hydrogen bomb designed by Andrei Sakharov. The bomb was dropped over Semipalatinsk. Date: November 22, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 22 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today)
National Review publishes its first issue. Date: November 19, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first part of the Saint Petersburg Metro is opened. Date: November 15, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today)
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 → 📅 Other events on November 5 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today)
The bombing of United Air Lines Flight 629 occurs near Longmont, Colorado, killing all 39 passengers and five crew members aboard the Douglas DC-6B airliner. Date: November 1, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today)
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 → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today)