Date: September 18, 1955
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 → 📅 Other events on September 23 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Israel…
National Review publishes its first issue. Date: November 19, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Martin 2-0-2 and DC-3 Collision Over Boone County, Kentucky – January 12, 1955Israel Obtains Four Dead Sea Scrolls, February…
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 1955Battle of Philippeville: Berber Raid Kills 77 French…
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 1955Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Established October 1, 1955Austrian State Treaty Restores Sovereignty, July 27,…
Contralto Marian Anderson becomes the first person of color to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera. Date: January 7, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Ngo Dinh Diem…
The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between the two countries, discontinued since 1948. Date: June 2, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Saint Petersburg Metro Opens First Section,…