Date: May 31, 1955
General Motors becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year. Date: December 31, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Established October 1, 1955First Ascent of…
The General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union approves the staging of the first Eurovision Song Contest. Date: October 19, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 19 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Operation Teapot Wasp Nuclear Test Detonated, February 18,…
McDonald's restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois. Date: April 15, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 15 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955California Flood Kills 74, Devastates State,…
The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective. Date: April 12, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Operation Passage to Freedom Ends, 310,000 Evacuated from North Vietnam, May 18,…
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 → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Jonas Salk Polio Vaccine Declared Safe…
The General Treaty, by which France, Britain and the United States recognize the sovereignty of West Germany, comes into effect. Date: May 5, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Ngo Dinh Diem Proclaims Presidency…