1955 events

The Austrian State Treaty restores Austrian sovereignty. Date: July 27, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 27 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today)

Eighteen Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four others. Date: July 15, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Russell–Einstein Manifesto calls for a reduction of the risk of nuclear warfare. Date: July 9, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today)

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 → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today)

In a futile effort to topple Argentine President Juan Perón, rogue aircraft pilots of the Argentine Navy drop several bombs upon an unarmed crowd demonstrating in favor of Perón in Buenos Aires, killing 364 and injuring at least 800. At the same time on the ground, some soldiers attempt to stage a coup but are…

Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. Date: June 14, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 14 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today)

Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films. Date: June 7, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today)

The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between the two countries, discontinued since 1948. Date: June 2, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today)

The U.S. Supreme Court expands on its Brown v. Board of Education decision by ordering district courts and school districts to enforce educational desegregation "at all deliberate speed." Date: May 31, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today)