WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO OCTOBER 1955
Find out what all happened February to October 1955

American poet Allen Ginsberg performs his poem Howl for the first time at the Six Gallery in San Francisco. (7. October 1955)

West Germany gains full sovereignty. (5. May 1955)

The Mickey Mouse Club debuts on ABC. (3. October 1955)

The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang. (11. April 1955)

Soviet Union regional elections, 1955. (27. February 1955)

First ascent of Kangchenjunga (8,586 m.), the third-highest mountain in the world, by a British expedition led by Charles Evans. Joe Brown and George Band reached the summit on May 25, followed by Norman Hardie and Tony Streather the next day. (25. May 1955)

King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia abdicates the throne in favor of his father, King Norodom Suramarit. (2. March 1955)

The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective. (12. April 1955)

Disneyland Hotel opens to the public in Anaheim, California. (5. October 1955)

In the United States, a night-time F5 tornado strikes the small city of Udall, Kansas, killing 80 and injuring 273. It is the deadliest tornado to ever occur in the state and the 23rd deadliest in the U.S. (25. May 1955)

The military coup to unseat President Juan Perón of Argentina is launched at midnight. (16. September 1955)

Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. (14. June 1955)

Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact. (14. May 1955)

In Morocco, a force of Berbers from the Atlas Mountains region of Algeria raid two rural settlements and kill 77 French nationals. (20. August 1955)

The Russell–Einstein Manifesto is released by Bertrand Russell in London, England, United Kingdom. (9. July 1955)

The South African Congress Alliance adopts the Freedom Charter at the Congress of the People in Kliptown. (26. June 1955)

Film star James Dean dies in a road accident aged 24. (30. September 1955)

Israel obtains four of the seven Dead Sea scrolls. (13. February 1955)

In the United Kingdom, the television channel ITV goes live for the first time. (22. September 1955)

After the last Allied troops have left the country and following the provisions of the Austrian Independence Treaty, Austria declares permanent neutrality. (26. October 1955)