December 1955 calendar

December 1955
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in December 1955.
The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Sir Anthony Eden (Conservative), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on December 1955: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of December 1955?

Events

01 Dec 1955 Rosa Parks (black) arrested for refusing to move to the back of bus
03 Dec 1955 KTVE TV channel 10 in Monroe-El Dorado, LA (NBC) begins broadcasting
05 Dec 1955 Historic bus boycott begins in Montgomery, Alabama, by Rosa Parks.
06 Dec 1955 New York psychologist Joyce Brothers wins TV's "$64,000 Question" on boxing.
08 Dec 1955 21st Heisman Trophy Award: Howard Cassady, Ohio State (HB).
09 Dec 1955 Adnan Menderes of DP forms the new government of Turkey (22nd government)
10 Dec 1955 The Mighty Mouse Playhouse premieres on television.
14 Dec 1955 Dutch Reformed Church condemns woman / wife as vicar
15 Dec 1955 Jens Olsen's World Clock is started by Danish King Frederick IX and Jens Olsen's youngest grandchild Birgit.
19 Dec 1955 Carl Perkins records Blue Suede Shoes
20 Dec 1955 Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom.
22 Dec 1955 American cytogeneticist Joe Hin Tjio discovers the correct number of human chromosomes, forty-six.
24 Dec 1955 NORAD Tracks Santa for the first time in what will become an annual Christmas Eve tradition.
25 Dec 1955 Cleveland Browns win NFL championship
26 Dec 1955 RKO is 1st to announce sale of its film library to TV
28 Dec 1955 44th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in New York (5-0).
31 Dec 1955 Vamp closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 60 performances
14 Dec 1955 Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Romania and Spain join the United Nations through United Nations Security Council Resolution 109.