USSR-GDR Treaty on Relations Signed, September 20, 1955
Date: September 20, 1955
Date: September 20, 1955
The Soviet Union launches RDS-37, a 1.6 megaton two stage hydrogen bomb designed by Andrei Sakharov. The bomb was dropped over Semipalatinsk. Date: November 22, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 22 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Jonas Salk Polio…
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…
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 1955McDonald’s Founded by Ray Kroc in Des Plaines,…
Operation Teapot: Teapot test shot "Wasp" is successfully detonated at the Nevada Test Site with a yield of 1.2 kilotons. Wasp is the first of fourteen shots in the Teapot series. Date: February 18, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On…
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 1955ACLU Defends Allen…
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 1955California Flood Kills 74, Devastates State, December 24, 1955Air India Kashmir Princess…