Israel Obtains Four Dead Sea Scrolls, February 13, 1955

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) More events from 1955Norodom Sihanouk Abdicates Cambodian Throne in Favor of Suramarit, March 2, 1955Operation Passage to Freedom…

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 → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Chile Signs Buenos…

First ascent of Mount Kangchenjunga: On the British Kangchenjunga expedition led by Charles Evans, Joe Brown and George Band reach the summit of the third-highest mountain in the world (8,586 meters); Norman Hardie and Tony Streather join them the following day. Date: May 25, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May…

Istanbul's Greek, Jewish, and Armenian minorities are the target of a government-sponsored pogrom; dozens are killed in ensuing riots. Date: September 6, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Deadly Udall, Kansas F5 Tornado Kills…

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 → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On…