Date: January 2, 1955
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…
Pan Am Flight 845/26 ditches in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Oregon, killing four. Date: March 26, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955El Al Flight 402 Shot Down Over Bulgaria, 58…
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 1955Royal Jordanian Air Force Founded, September 25, 1955Sabena Flight 503 Crashes in Italy, 29…
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 1955El Al Flight 402 Shot Down Over Bulgaria,…
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 1955Argentine Navy Bombs Perón Supporters in Buenos Aires, June 16, 1955Air…
The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang. Date: April 11, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Established…