Historical Events In 1955
Mar 05 Elvis Presley's first TV appearance on "Louisiana Hayride" show
Mar 18 I Hatojama recognized as premier of Japan
Mar 13 Bir BSD Mahendra succeeds Tribhubana as king of Nepal
Mar 30 27th Academy Awards "On the Waterfront", Marlon Brando and Grace Kelly win
Mar 28 New Zealand cricket all out for 26 vs England at Eden Park
Mar 14 Prince Mahemdra becomes king of Nepal
Mar 19 The birth of Bruce Willis, American actor
Mar 25 East Germany granted full sovereignty by occupying power, USSR
Mar 31 US Assay Office in Seattle WA closes
Mar 19 17th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship San Francisco beats La Salle 77-63
Mar 16 Josephine Kroesen appointed as first Dutch female judge
Mar 26 "Ballad of Davy Crockett", becomes the #1 record in US
Mar 07 Mary Martin as "Peter Pan" televised
Mar 14 Off the Andreanof Islands, Alaska a 7.0 earthquake one of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States
Mar 07 7th Emmy Awards Make Room for Daddy, Danny Thomas &Loretta Young
Mar 16 President Eisenhower upheld the use of atomic weapons in case of war
Mar 03 A truck driver from Tupelo, MS made his first TV appearance. Elvis Aron Presley was featured on "Louisiana Hayride".
Mar 04 The first radio facsimile transmission sent across the continent
Mar 07 7th Emmy Awards: Make Room for Daddy, Danny Thomas &Loretta Young
Mar 27 Steve McQueen makes his network TV debut (Goodyear Playhouse)
Mar 28 Country singer Reba McEntire born this day.
Mar 17 Maurice "Rocket" Richard suspended, sparks 7 hour riot in Montréal
Mar 30 27th Academy Awards: "On the Waterfront", Marlon Brando and Grace Kelly win
Mar 01 Israeli assault on Gaza, kills 48
Mar 07 USSR signs peace treaty with France & Great-Britain
Mar 24 The first seagoing oil drill rig placed in service
Mar 19 17th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: San Francisco beats La Salle 77-63
Mar 24 Tennessee Williams, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opens on Broadway for 694 performances
Mar 02 King Norodom Sihanukh of Cambodia succeeded by his father
Mar 31 Chase National (3rd largest bank) and Bank of the Manhattan Company (15th largest bank) merge to form Chase Manhattan
Mar 24 British Army patrols withdraw from Belfast after 20 years
Mar 01 Pakistan vs India 5 Test Cricket series ends in a 0-0 draw
Mar 21 Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus desires Cyprus joining Greece
Mar 15 US Air Force unveils self-guided missile
Mar 07 West Europe Union established

