West Germany Joins NATO During Cold War, May 9, 1955

A Martin 2-0-2 and Douglas DC-3 collide over Boone County, Kentucky, killing 15 people. Date: January 12, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Warsaw Pact Signed by Communist Bloc Nations – May 14, 1955José…

Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm defeats former emperor Bảo Đại in a referendum and founds the Republic of Vietnam. Date: October 23, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955United Air Lines Flight 629 Bombing…

A flood devastates California, killing 74 people across portions of the state. Date: December 24, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Operation Passage to Freedom Ends: Evacuating 310,000 from North Vietnam May 18, 1955Le…

After being destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio. Date: November 5, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 5 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Operation Teapot Wasp Nuclear Test Detonated,…

The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merge and form the AFL–CIO. Date: December 5, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 5 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955José Ramón Guizado Seizes Power, Deposed After Assassination Plot…

The Flag of Europe is adopted by Council of Europe. Date: December 8, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 8 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Israel Obtains Four Dead Sea Scrolls, February 13, 1955Vienna State Opera Reopens with Beethoven’s Fidelio,…