Date: May 31, 1955
Twenty-nine people are killed when Sabena Flight 503 crashes into Monte Terminillo near Rieti, Italy. Date: February 13, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Emmett Till Murder Trial Acquittal in Mississippi, September 23, 1955Argentina…
The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records is published in Great Britain. Date: August 27, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 27 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Argentina Military Coup to Oust Juan Perón Begins, September 16, 1955Saint…
A four-person landing party, led by Lt.-Cdr. Desmond Scott RN, disembarks from a Royal Navy helicopter and raises the Union Flag on Rockall, claiming the uninhabited Atlantic island for the United Kingdom. Date: September 18, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅…
The first part of the Saint Petersburg Metro is opened. Date: November 15, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Lux Radio Theatre Signs Off Permanently After 1934 Run, June 7, 1955United Air Lines Flight…
Following the assassination of the Panamanian president José Antonio Remón Cantera, his deputy, José Ramón Guizado, takes power, but is quickly deposed after his involvement in Cantera's death is discovered. Date: January 2, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This…
A United States Navy Douglas R6D-1 Liftmaster crashes into Hawaii's Waiʻanae Range, killing 66. Date: March 22, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Pan Am Flight 845/26 Ditches in Pacific, Killing Four – March…