Sabena Flight 503 Crashes in Italy, 29 Killed, February 13, 1955
Date: February 13, 1955
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Date: February 13, 1955
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The American Civil Liberties Union announces it will defend Allen Ginsberg's book Howl against obscenity charges. Date: April 3, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 3 π Events on this day in 1955 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Jonas Salk Polio Vaccine Declared Safe and Effective, April…
The U.S. Supreme Court expands on its Brown v. Board of Education decision by ordering district courts and school districts to enforce educational desegregation "at all deliberate speed." Date: May 31, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 31 π Events on this day in 1955 π On This Day (Today)…
Norodom Sihanouk, king of Cambodia, abdicates the throne in favor of his father, Norodom Suramarit. Date: March 2, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 2 π Events on this day in 1955 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Marian Anderson First Person of Color at Metropolitan Opera, January…
Cold War: West Germany joins NATO. Date: May 9, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 9 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, May 25, 1955Jonas Salk Polio Vaccine Declared Safe…
Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact. Date: May 14, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 14 π Events on this day in 1955 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Israel Obtains Four Dead Sea Scrolls,…
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 β π Other events on June 2 π Events on this day in 1955 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Operation Passage to Freedom Ends, 310,000…