Page 14: Historical Events In 1955

Nov 12   1st West German officers sworn in on this day in history.   

Nov 13   1st live telecast from non-contiguous foreign country-Havana Cuba on this day in history.   

Nov 13   The first live telecast from non-contiguous foreign country-Havana Cuba on this day in history.   

Nov 14   On this day in history robert E Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois), dies at 59   

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   Tomasz Arciszewski, Polish premier (1944-47), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

Nov 17   James Price Johnson, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1955.   

Nov 18   In the year 1955 bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for 1st powered flight   

Nov 18   On this day in history bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for first powered flight   

Nov 19   KXMB TV channel 12 in Bismarck, ND (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting in the year 1955.   

Nov 20   In the year 1955 kripal Singh scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, India v NZ   

Nov 21   On this day in history argentina asks Panama for return of ex-president Peron   

Nov 22   On this day in history joseph Guy Marie Ropartz, composer, dies at 91   

Nov 22   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR in the year 1955.   

Nov 23   On this day in history british transfer Cocos (Keeling) Is in Indian Ocean to Australia   

Nov 24   1st test flight of Fokker's F-27 Friendship in the year 1955.   

Nov 25   On this day in history race segregation forbidden on trains & buses between US states   

Nov 26   On this day in history "Boy Friend" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 483 performances   

Nov 27   In the year 1955 arthur Oscar Honegger, Swiss composer (Cantate Noel), dies at 63   

Nov 28   KMVI (now WMAU) TV channel 12 in Wailuku, HI (IND) begins broadcasting in the year 1955.   

Nov 29   Turkish government of Menderes resigns on this day in history.   

Nov 30   In the year 1955 "Pipe Dream" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 245 performances   

Nov 30   On this day in history josip Slavenski, composer, dies at 59   

Dec 01   In the year 1955 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 in the year 1955.   

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 in the year 1955.   

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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Jan 02   Tex Brashear, American voice actor was born in the year 1955.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville Ky, actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere)   

Jan 03   Palmolive, English musician (The Slits, The Raincoats) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1955 birth of mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl)   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of sandra Bernhard, Arizona (Follow That Bird, King of Comedy)   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy)   

Jan 08   In the year 1955 birth of spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer   

Jan 02   In the year 1955 death of jose Antonio Remon, president of Panama (1952-55), assassinated   

Jan 04   Dominicus Johner, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Gerald Hartigan, cricketer (S Afr batsman in 5 Tests 1911-14), dies in the year 1955.   

Jan 11   On this day in history rodolfo Graziani, Italian East-Africa Minister of Defense, dies at 72   

Jan 15   On this day in history yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies   

Jan 16   In the year 1955 jonkheer Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch min (1908-13), dies   

Jan 17   J A Veraart, economist, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/High Council, dies at 59 on this day in history.