Date: May 25, 1955
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)…
An order to protect the endangered Saimaa ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis) is legalized. Date: March 4, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955McDonald’s Founded by Ray Kroc in Des Plaines, Illinois – April…
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…
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 1955Operation Passage to Freedom Ends, 310,000 Evacuated from North Vietnam, May 18,…
The EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of unifying with Greece. Date: April 1, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955ACLU Defends Allen Ginsberg’s Howl Against Obscenity Charges,…
Twenty-nine nations meet at Bandung, Indonesia, for the first Asian-African Conference. Date: April 18, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Saimaa Ringed Seal Protection Order Legalized March 4, 1955Operation Passage to Freedom Ends, 310,000…