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LOOK AT THE WORLD IN 1955 |
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The News In 1955
Hurricane "Diane" claims 184 lives from North Carolina
to New England.
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat which leads to a
boycott and the courts declaring a bus segregation ordinance
unconstitutional.
The AFL merges with the CIO, creating the nation's largest labor
union.
Dr. Jonas Salk discovers a vaccine for polio. |
Entertainment
in 1955
* Nobel Prize Winner (Literature) -Halldor K. Laxness - Iceland
* Best Selling Fiction - Marjorie Morningstar, Herman Wouk
* Best Selling Non-Fiction - Gift from the Sea, Anne Morrow
Lindbergh
* Best Picture - Marty, United Artists
* Best Director - Delbert Mann, Marty
* Best Actress - Anna Magnani, The Rose Tattoo
* Best Actor - Ernest Borgnine, Marty |
Sport
champions in 1955
* MLB - Brooklyn Dodgers
* NFL - Cleveland Browns
* NBA - Syracuse Nationals
* NHL - Detroit Red Wings
* NCAA-Basketball - San Francisco
* KY Derby - Swaps
* U.S. Open Golf - Jack Fleck
* U.S. Open Tennis (Men) - Tony Trabert
* U.S. Open Tennis (Women) - Doris Hart |
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