Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Established October 1, 1955

The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang. Date: April 11, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955Le Mans Deadliest Motorsports Crash…

Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films. Date: June 7, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

First ascent of Mount Kangchenjunga: On the British Kangchenjunga expedition led by Charles Evans, Joe Brown and George Band reach the summit of the third-highest mountain in the world (8,586 meters); Norman Hardie and Tony Streather join them the following day. Date: May 25, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May…

The Russell–Einstein Manifesto calls for a reduction of the risk of nuclear warfare. Date: July 9, 1955 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 1955 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1955EOKA Rebellion Begins in Cyprus for Union with Greece, April 1, 1955Operation…

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 📅…