1955 in the United States

Summary

Events from the year 1955 in the United States.

1955
in
the United States

Decades:
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
See also:

Incumbents edit

Federal government edit

Events edit

 
1955: An African American family with their new Oldsmobile in Washington, D.C.

January edit

February edit

March edit

April edit

 
April 15: McDonald's

May edit

June edit

July edit

 
July 17: Disneyland opens

August edit

September edit

October edit

November edit

December edit

 
December 1: Rosa Parks, with Martin Luther King Jr. in 1955
 
December 14: Tappan Zee Bridge

Unknown date edit

Ongoing edit

Births edit

 
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates

January–June edit

July–December edit

Unknown dates edit

Deaths edit

January edit

 
Ira Hayes

February edit

March edit

 
Charlie Parker

April edit

 
Albert Einstein

May edit

June edit

 
Walter Hampden

July edit

August edit

 
Wallace Stevens
 
Carmen Miranda

September edit

 
James Dean

October edit

November edit

 
Shemp Howard

December edit

 
Honus Wagner

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 348 U.S. 426 (1955).
  2. ^ a b c "1955". Houghton Mifflin Guide to Science & Technology.
  3. ^ "School Bus, Train Wreck Memorial Set For Aug. 21". Chattanoogan.com. 2004-08-18. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
  4. ^ Editors of Chase's (30 September 2018). Chase's Calendar of Events 2019: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-64143-264-1.
  5. ^ Hashish, Amira (March 1, 2011). "Introducing the new Janice Dickinson – what America's top model did". London Evening Standard. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. Yes, I turned 56 on February 16.
  6. ^ MLS mourns the passing of legendary coach Tim Hankinson
  7. ^ See, Lisa. "VIAF record". Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Scholz". Kevin Scholz. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  9. ^
  10. ^ Maryland Biographical Dictionary. Native Amer Books. 1999. p. 317. ISBN 9780403098231.
  11. ^ Remembering trailblazing economist William Spriggs
  12. ^
  13. ^ The Washington Post's longtime editorial page editor dies at 66
  14. ^ Progressive champion Dean Corren dies at 67
  15. ^ [1] Who's Who Among African Americans, January 1, 2009, Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  16. ^ Rebecca Blank, former University of Wisconsin chancellor and Northwestern economics professor, dies at 67
  17. ^ Concordia University Texas Head Baseball Coach Tommy Boggs Passes Away
  18. ^ "Michelle Boisseau". Guggenheim Foundation. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  19. ^ Evans, Greg (11 November 2022). "Kevin Conroy Dies: Longtime Voice Of Animated Batman Was 66". Deadline. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  20. ^ "Olympedia – Georgina Jones". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

External links edit

  •   Media related to 1955 in the United States at Wikimedia Commons