Historical Events In 1955
Wednesday, 10 August 2022
Nov 12 In the year 1955 1st West German officers sworn in
Nov 13 On this day in history 1st live telecast from non-contiguous foreign country-Havana Cuba
Nov 13 In the year 1955 the first live telecast from non-contiguous foreign country-Havana Cuba
Nov 14 Robert E Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois), dies at 59 on this day in history.
Nov 15 In the year 1955 lloyd Bacon, director (Fuller Brush Girl, 42nd Street), dies at 65
Nov 15 Poland & Yugoslavia sign trade agreement on this day in history.
Nov 16 In the year 1955 1st speed-boat to exceed 200 mph (322 kph) (D M Campbell)
Nov 16 First speed-boat to exceed 200 mph (322 kph) (D.M. Campbell) on this day in history.
Nov 16 In the year 1955 tomasz Arciszewski, Polish premier (1944-47), dies at 88
Nov 17 In the year 1955 james Price Johnson, composer, dies at 64
Nov 18 Bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for 1st powered flight on this day in history.
Nov 18 Bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for first powered flight in the year 1955.
Nov 19 In the year 1955 kXMB TV channel 12 in Bismarck, ND (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
Nov 20 Kripal Singh scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, India v NZ in the year 1955.
Nov 21 On this day in history argentina asks Panama for return of ex-president Peron
Nov 22 Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz, composer, dies at 91 in the year 1955.
Nov 22 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.
Nov 23 British transfer Cocos (Keeling) Is in Indian Ocean to Australia in the year 1955.
Nov 24 On this day in history 1st test flight of Fokker's F-27 Friendship
Nov 25 On this day in history race segregation forbidden on trains & buses between US states
Nov 26 "Boy Friend" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 483 performances on this day in history.
Nov 27 In the year 1955 arthur Oscar Honegger, Swiss composer (Cantate Noel), dies at 63
Nov 28 On this day in history kMVI (now WMAU) TV channel 12 in Wailuku, HI (IND) begins broadcasting
Nov 29 Turkish government of Menderes resigns on this day in history.
Nov 30 On this day in history "Pipe Dream" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 245 performances
Nov 30 In the year 1955 josip Slavenski, composer, dies at 59
Dec 01 Rosa Parks (black) arrested for refusing to move to back of the bus on this day in history.
Dec 01 On this day in history rosa Parks, a black seamstress during segragation, refuses to give her bus seat to a white man, an event that sparked the Montgomery (Alabama) bus boycott, one of the critical events in the U.S. civil rights fight.
Dec 01 The first remote-control railroad passenger car went into service on this day on this day in history.
Dec 03 KTVE TV channel 10 in Monroe-El Dorado, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.
Dec 04 Mgr Alfrink installed as archbishop of Utrecht on this day in history.
Dec 05 In the year 1955 aFL & CIO merge, with George Meany as president
Dec 05 In the year 1955 paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73
Dec 05 The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), a federation of autonomous trade unions in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, is formed on this day in history.
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