May 31 Great Britain proclaims emergency crisis due to railroad strike

May 18 Queen Juliana opens E55 fair in Amsterdam

May 07 West Europe Union established

May 30 Tunisia begins domestic self governing

May 05 West Germany granted full sovereignty by 3 occupying powers

Jan 19 U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower agrees to allow a presidential news conference to be aired (but not broadcast live) on television for the first time.

Jan 18 U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower agrees to allow a presidential news conference to be aired (but not broadcast live) on television for the first time.

Jan 31 In Oakville Ontario the l09-day strike of Ford workers at Windsor, Oakville and Etobicoke starts

Jan 02 First "Bob Cummings Show" premieres on NBC (later on CBS)

Jan 02 First "Bob Cummings Show" premieres on NBC (later on CBS)

Jan 03 José Ramon Guizado becomes President of Panama

Jan 13 The birth of Jay McInerney, American writer

Jan 07 In Ottawa The Speech from the Throne and the opening ceremonies of the second session of the 22nd Canadian Parliament are broadcast live on television for the first time.

Jan 07 Marian Anderson becomes first black singer to perform at the Met (New York City NY)

Jan 19 "The Millionaire" TV program premieres on CBS

Jan 25 US &Panama sign canal treaty

Jan 31 In Oakville Ontario the l09-day strike of Ford workers at Windsor, Oakville and Etobicoke starts

Jan 07 In Ottawa The Speech from the Throne and the opening ceremonies of the second session of the 22nd Canadian Parliament are broadcast live on television for the first time.

Jan 25 US and Panama sign canal treaty

Jan 19 "Scrabble" debuts on board game market

Jan 07 Marian Anderson becomes first black singer to perform at the Met (New York City NY)

Jan 25 Columbia University scientists develop an atomic clock accurate to within one second in 300 years

Jan 15 The first official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum

Jan 03 José Ramon Guizado becomes President of Panama

Jan 17 USS Nautilus (SSN-571), the first nuclear-powered submarine, is commissioned and sends the message "underway on nuclear power"

Jan 15 USSR ends state of war with German Federal Republic

Jan 01 Bhutan issues its first postage stamps

Jan 31 RCA demonstrates first music synthesizer

Jan 01 Bhutan issues its first postage stamps

Jan 31 RCA demonstrates first music synthesizer

Jan 25 Russia ends state of war with Germany

Jan 17 USS Nautilus (SSN-571), the first nuclear-powered submarine, is commissioned and sends the message "underway on nuclear power"

Jan 25 Jill Kinmont hits a tree &breaks her back in Snow Cup Ski Race

Feb 24 "Silk Stockings" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 461 performances

Feb 24 Pact of Baghdad between Iraq & Turkey signed

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