WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO JUNE 1955
Find out what all happened January to June 1955

Eighty-three spectators are killed and at least 100 are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collide at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the deadliest ever accident in motorsports. (11. June 1955)

The Government of Sindh, Pakistan, abolishes the Jagirdari system in the province. One million acres (4000 km2) of land thus acquired is to be distributed among the landless peasants. (8. February 1955)

Lux Radio Theater signed off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films. (7. June 1955)

Mir Mine, the first diamond mine in the USSR, is discovered. (13. June 1955)

The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between both countries, discontinued since 1948. (2. June 1955)

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

First meeting of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO). (23. February 1955)

Operation Teapot: Teapot test shot "Wasp" is successfully detonated at the Nevada Test Site with a yield of 1.2 kilotons. Wasp is the first of fourteen shots in the Teapot series. (18. February 1955)

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

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

In a futile effort to topple President Juan Perón, rogue aircraft pilots of the Argentine Navy drop several bombs upon an unarmed crowd demonstrating in favor of Perón in Buenos Aires, killing 364 and injuring at least 800. At the same time on the ground, some forces soldiers attempt to stage a coup but are suppressed by loyal forces. (16. June 1955)

Cold War: West Germany joins NATO. (9. May 1955)

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

Operation Passage to Freedom, the evacuation of 310,000 Vietnamese civilians, soldiers and non-Vietnamese members of the French Army from communist North Vietnam to South Vietnam following the end of the First Indochina War, ends. (18. May 1955)

The Bandung Conference ends: 29 non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War. (24. April 1955)

Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. (2. May 1955)

The EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of obtaining the desired unification ("enosis") with Greece. (1. April 1955)

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

The Canadian Labour Congress is formed by the merger of the Trades and Labour Congress of Canada and the Canadian Congress of Labour. (23. April 1955)