Norodom Sihanouk Abdicates Cambodian Throne in Favor of Suramarit, March 2, 1955
Date: March 2, 1955
Date: March 2, 1955
A flood devastates California, killing 74 people across portions of the state. Date: December 24, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 24 π Events on this day in 1955 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1955JosΓ© RamΓ³n Guizado Deposed After RemΓ³n Cantera Assassination, January 2, 1955Udall, Kansas F5…
The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective. Date: April 12, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 12 π Events on this day in 1955 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Warsaw Pact Signed by Communist Bloc Nations, May 14, 1955Marian Anderson First…
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…
A Martin 2-0-2 and Douglas DC-3 collide over Boone County, Kentucky, killing 15 people. Date: January 12, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 12 π Events on this day in 1955 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1955First Ascent of Mount Kangchenjunga by Joe Brown and George Band,…
An all-white jury in Mississippi finds Roy Bryant and J. W. Milam not guilty in the torture-murder of 14-year-old African American boy Emmett Till. Date: September 23, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 23 π Events on this day in 1955 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Bandung…
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 β π Other events on June 7 π Events on this day in 1955 π On This Day (Today) More events…