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Flat
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Events of 1955
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Nikolai A. Bulganin becomes Soviet premier, replacing Malenkov.
Churchill resigns; Anthony Eden succeeds him. Federal Republic of
West Germany becomes a sovereign state and becomes a member of
NATO. The Soviet Union and seven East European countries sign the
Warsaw Pact, a mutual defense treaty. Argentina ousts dictator
Juan Perón. US starts sending $216 million in aid to Vietnam. U-2
unveiled and Mirage tested. President Eisenhower suffers coronary thrombosis. Rosa Parks refuses to sit at the back of the bus, breaking Montgomery, Ala., segregated seating law . Martin Luther King, Jr., leads 381-day black boycott of Montgomery bus system; desegregated service begins Dec. 21, 1956. AFL and CIO merge to become the AFL-CIO. First McDonald's restaurant opens. James Dean dies in a car accident at age 26. - Popular Music: 1. "Rock Around the Clock" ... Bill Haley and His Comets. 2. "The Yellow Rose of Texas" ... Mitch Miller. 3. "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" ... The Four Aces. 4. "Autumn Leaves" ... Roger Williams. 5. "Sixteen Tons" ... Tennessee Ernie Ford. - Popular Movies: 1. Cinerama Holiday. 2. Mister Roberts. 3. Battle Cry. 4. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. 5. Not a Stranger. 6. The Country Girl. 7. The Lady and the Tramp. - Most Popular Television Shows: 1. The $64,000 Question. 2. I Love Lucy. 3. The Ed Sullivan Show. 4. Disneyland . 5. The Jack Benny Show. - 70mm film is introduced with Oklahoma!. World Series: Brooklyn Dodgers vs. NY Yankees Series: 4-3 |
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