Page 14: Historical Events In 1955

Nov 16   inaugural speed-boat to exceed 200 mph (322 kph) (D.M. Campbell)   

Nov 16   Tomasz Arciszewski, Polish premier (1944-47), dies at 88   

Nov 17   James Price Johnson, composer, dies at 64   

Nov 18   Bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for 1st powered flight   

Nov 18   Bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for inaugural powered flight.   

Nov 19   KXMB TV channel 12 in Bismarck, ND (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting   

Nov 20   Kripal Singh scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, India v NZ.   

Nov 21   Argentina asks Panama for return of ex-president Peron.   

Nov 22   Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz, composer, dies at 91   

Nov 22   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR.   

Nov 23   British transfer Cocos (Keeling) Is in Indian Ocean to Australia.   

Nov 24   1st test flight of Fokker's F-27 Friendship.   

Nov 25   Race segregation forbidden on trains and buses between US states   

Nov 26   "Boy Friend" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 483 performances   

Nov 27   Arthur Oscar Honegger, Swiss composer (Cantate Noel), dies at 63.   

Nov 28   KMVI (now WMAU) TV channel 12 in Wailuku, HI (IND) begins broadcasting.   

Nov 29   Turkish government of Menderes steps down.   

Nov 30   "Pipe Dream" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 245 performances   

Nov 30   Josip Slavenski, composer, dies at 59   

Dec 01   Rosa Parks (black) arrested for refusing to move to back of the bus   

Dec 01   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 inaugural remote-control railroad passenger car went into service on this day   

Dec 03   KTVE TV channel 10 in Monroe-El Dorado, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting.   

Dec 04   Mgr Alfrink installed as archbishop of Utrecht.   

Dec 05   AFL and CIO merge, with George Meany as president.   

Dec 05   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.   

Dec 06   New York psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64000 Question" on boxing.   

Dec 06   NY psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64000 Question" on boxing.   

Dec 06   The Federal government standardized the size of license plates throughout the U.S. Previously, individual states had designed their own license plates, resulting in wide variations   

Dec 07   Clement Attlee steps down as chairman of England's Labour Party.   

Dec 08   21st Heisman Trophy Award: Howard Cassady, Ohio State (HB)   

Dec 08   Jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist, dies at 69   

Dec 11   Franz Adolf Syberg, composer, dies at 51   

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Jan 02   Tex brashear: American voice actor   

Jan 03   Cynthia sykes: Coffeyville ky, actress (flamingo road, st elsewhere)   

Jan 03   Palmolive: English musician (the slits, the raincoats)   

Jan 04   Kathy forester: Lookout mt ga, country singer (forester sister-men)   

Jan 04   Mark hollis: English pop musician (talk talk, dum dum girl)   

Jan 07   Sandra bernhard: Arizona (follow that bird, king of comedy)   

Jan 08   Mike reno: Vancouver bc canada, rock vocalist (loverboy)   

Jan 08   Spiros livathinos: Greek footballer   

Jan 02   Jose antonio remon: President of panama (1952-55), assassinated   

Jan 04   Dominicus johner: Composer,    

Jan 07   Gerald hartigan: Cricketer (s afr batsman in 5 tests 1911-14),    

Jan 11   Rodolfo graziani: Italian east-africa minister of defense,    

Jan 15   Yves tanguy: French/american sailor/surrealistic painter,   

Jan 16   Jonkheer reneke de marees van swinderen: Dutch min (1908-13),   

Jan 17   J a veraart: Economist,   

Jan 21   Maarten p vrij: Dutch lawyer/criminologist/high council,