February 1955 calendar

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

But much more happened on February 1955: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of February 1955?

Events

01 Feb 1955 Ray Kroc opens a McDonald's fast food restaurant (the company's 9th since it was founded in 1940), but Kroc later takes over the company and oversees its worldwide expansion.
02 Feb 1955 First Presidential news conference on network TV - Dwight Eisenhower on ABC.
04 Feb 1955 Pact of Mutual Cooperation quotBaghdad Pactquot signed.
08 Feb 1955 Malenkov resigns as USSR premier, Bulganin replaces him.
09 Feb 1955 US federations of trade unions merge into AFL / CIO
10 Feb 1955 Seventh Fleet of the United States Navy helps the Republic of China evacuate Chinese Nationalist army and residents from the Tachen Islands to Taiwan.
12 Feb 1955 WTVY TV channel 4 in Dothan, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting
13 Feb 1955 KRCG TV channel 13 in Jefferson City, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting
14 Feb 1955 WFLA (now WXFL) TV channel 8 in Tampa-St Petersburg, Florida (NBC) begins
16 Feb 1955 Nearly 100 die in a fire at a home for the elderly in Yokohama, Japan.
17 Feb 1955 KTVF TV channel 11 in Fairbanks, AK (CBS / ABC) begins broadcasting
18 Feb 1955 Baghdad Pact signed, making Turkey and Iraq a defense alliance.
19 Feb 1955 South East Asia Collective Defense Treaty goes into effect.
20 Feb 1955 Fay Crocker wins LPGA Serbin Golf Open.
22 Feb 1955 British aircraft carrier Ark Royal sets sail
23 Feb 1955 First meeting of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO).
24 Feb 1955 Silk Stockings opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 461 performances
26 Feb 1955 Peter Pan closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 149 performances
27 Feb 1955 Betty Jameson wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open.
13 Feb 1955 Twenty-nine people are killed when Sabena Flight 503 crashes into Monte Terminillo near Rieti, Italy.