First Ascent of Mount Kangchenjunga by Joe Brown and George Band, May 25, 1955
Date: May 25, 1955
Date: May 25, 1955
Israel obtains four of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls. Date: February 13, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 13 π Events on this day in 1955 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Istanbul Pogrom Targets Greek, Jewish, and Armenian Minorities, September 6, 1955Asian-African Conference Opens in Bandung, Indonesia…
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…
Operation Passage to Freedom, the evacuation of 310,000 Vietnamese civilians, soldiers and non-Vietnamese members of the French Army from communist North Vietnam to South Vietnam following the end of the First Indochina War, ends. Date: May 18, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 18 π Events on this day in…
The RussellβEinstein Manifesto calls for a reduction of the risk of nuclear warfare. Date: July 9, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 9 π Events on this day in 1955 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Israel Obtains Four Dead Sea Scrolls, February 13, 1955Soviet Zulu-Class Submarine First…
In the United States, a night-time F5 tornado strikes the small city of Udall, Kansas as part of a larger outbreak across the Great Plains, killing 80 and injuring 273. It is the deadliest tornado to ever occur in the state and the 23rd deadliest in the U.S. Date: May 25, 1955 Read more on…
The Bandung Conference ends: Twenty-nine non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War. Date: April 24, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 24 π Events on this day in 1955 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Chile Signs Buenos…