1955 - July - Article Index

Article - Astrology: Dragons Throughout The Ages - Dragons Importance In Astrology.
Chinese astrologers refer to the Moon's Nodes as the Dragon's Head and Tail and give it tremendous attention as to the placement in the n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1880: Encyclopedia - 1880
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Booth: Encyclopedia - William Booth
For the England and Yorkshire cricketer, see Major William Booth William Booth (April 10, 1829 – August 20, 1912) was the founder and 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sivaji Ganesan: Encyclopedia Ii - Sivaji Ganesan - Death
Suffering from respiratory problems, Ganesan was admitted to the Apollo Hospital in Madras on July 12, 2001. He also had been suffering f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andrey Vlasov: Encyclopedia - Andrey Vlasov
General Andrey Andreyevich Vlasov (Russian: Андрей Андреевич Власов; alternative transliterations of his names appea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1880: Encyclopedia Ii - 1880 - Events
1880 - May - August. May 13 - In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway. June 29 - Fran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1955: Encyclopedia - 1955
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. 1955 - Events. January 7 - Marian Anderson is the f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhumibol Adulyadej: Encyclopedia - Bhumibol Adulyadej
King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great (Thai: ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; IPA: pʰu:mipʰon adunjadeːd) (born December 5, 192...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1949 In Baseball: Encyclopedia Ii - 1949 In Baseball - Champions
1949 in baseball - Major League Baseball. World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-1) All-Star Game, July 12 at Ebbets ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barbara Stanwyck: Encyclopedia - Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck (July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American film and television actress. Born Ruby Katherine Stevens in New Yor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Imperial Household Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Imperial Household Of Japan - Current Members Of The Imperial Family
The 1947 Imperial Household Law defines the imperial household as: the empress (kōgō 皇后), the empress dowager (kōtaigō 皇太后)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Barry Dd-933: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Barry Dd-933 - 1956 – 1959
Barry fitted out at the Boston Naval Shipyard through November, testing her new electronics, ASW gear and gunnery systems into December. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Stalingrad: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Stalingrad - Soviet Victory
Hitler promoted Paulus to Generalfeldmarschall on January 30, 1943. Since no German field marshal had ever been taken prisoner, Hitler as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1977 In Baseball: Encyclopedia Ii - 1977 In Baseball - Champions
1977 in baseball - Major League Baseball. World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2); Reggie Jackson, MVP American...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suez Crisis: Encyclopedia Ii - Suez Crisis - Background
The Suez Canal was opened in 1869, having been financed by France and the Egyptian government. In 1875, the British government bought out...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joan Crawford: Encyclopedia Ii - Joan Crawford - Marriages
In 1929 at the time she wed her first husband, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Crawford bought a mansion at 426 North Bristol Avenue in Brentwood,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herbert Marcuse: Encyclopedia Ii - Herbert Marcuse - Biography And Career
Herbert Marcuse was born in Berlin to a Jewish family, served in the German Army caring for horses in Berlin during the First World War. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2003 In Baseball: Encyclopedia Ii - 2003 In Baseball - Major League Baseball Final Standings
  * The asterisk denotes the club that won the Wild card for its respective league. ... See also:2003 in baseball, 2003 in baseba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turku: Encyclopedia Ii - Turku - Climate
Lying by the Baltic Sea and sheltered by the islands of the Archipelago Sea, Turku has a continental climate. Like much of southern Finla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aden: Encyclopedia Ii - Aden - History
Main article: History of Yemen The port's convenient position on the sea route between India and Europe has made Aden desirable to rulers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1875: Encyclopedia Ii - 1875 - Events
1875 - January - April. January 12 - Kwang-su becomes emperor of China. February 27 - Newton Booth, 11th Governor of California resign...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Special Air Service: Encyclopedia Ii - Special Air Service - Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland, the SAS was involved from the early days in what became known as 'The Troubles', which started in 1969. Indeed, in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christopher Adams: Encyclopedia Ii - Christopher Adams - Early Career
Before entering professional wrestling, Chris was involved in judo exclusively for 12 years, beginning at the age of 11. Chris and younge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Spaniards: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Spaniards - Artists
List of Spaniards - Architects. See also: Category:Spanish architects. Ricardo Bofill (b. 1939), one of the main representatives of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nelson Mandela: Encyclopedia Ii - Nelson Mandela - Arrest And Imprisonment
In 1961, he became the leader of the ANC's armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe (translated as Spear of the Nation, also abbreviated MK), which h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harold Bloom: Encyclopedia Ii - Harold Bloom - Bibliography
Harold Bloom - Miscellaneous Books. (Editor) English Romantic Poetry, An Anthology, Doubleday, 1961, two-volume revised edition, Ancho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Cleveland Ohio: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Cleveland Ohio - Early Years: 1796–1860
As one of thirty-six founders of the Connecticut Land Company, General Moses Cleaveland was selected as one of its seven directors and wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Capital Airlines: Encyclopedia - Capital Airlines
This article is about the mid-20th century North American airline, not to be confused with the late 20th-century Capitol Air Lines. A dif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sony: Encyclopedia Ii - Sony - Notable Products And Technologies
See also: List of Sony Trademarks Sony - 1950. Reel-to-reel tape recorders (1950-??) Transistor radios (1955-) Sony - 1960. Trinit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tank Landing Ship: Encyclopedia Ii - Tank Landing Ship - Production Lst 2
In three separate acts dated 6 February 1942, 26 May 1943, and 17 December 1943, Congress provided the authority for the construction of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Dean: Encyclopedia Ii - James Dean - Acting Career
Dean began his acting career with a Pepsi-Cola television commercial followed by a stint as a stunt tester in the game show Beat the Cloc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Disneyland: Encyclopedia Ii - Disneyland - Disneylands Around The World
Despite the problems on the opening day, Disneyland was clearly an enormous success. It attracted visitors worldwide in unprecedented vol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fidel Castro: Encyclopedia Ii - Fidel Castro - Religion
Castro is an atheist and has not been a practicing Roman Catholic since his childhood. Pope John XXIII excommunicated Castro on January 3...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adlai Stevenson: Encyclopedia Ii - Adlai Stevenson - 1960-1965
Prior to the 1960 Democratic National Convention, Stevenson announced that he was not seeking the Democratic nomination for president, bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Steve Jobs: Encyclopedia Ii - Steve Jobs - Personal Life
Jobs married Laurene Powell, nine years his junior, on March 18, 1991 and has three children with her. He also has a daughter, Lisa Brenn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhumibol Adulyadej: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhumibol Adulyadej - Styles
His full ceremonial name is provided in the above section. Although often referred to as King Rama IX in English language translation, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mandan: Encyclopedia Ii - Mandan - Language
The Mandan language belongs to the Siouan language family. It was initially thought to be closely related to the languages of the Hidatsa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Spaniards: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Spaniards - Musicians
List of Spaniards - Classical. Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909), composer. Pau Casals (1876–1973), cello player and conductor. Manuel de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - May 18: Encyclopedia Ii - May 18 - Births
May 18 - 1048 to 1899. 1048 - Omar Khayyám, Persian poet (d. 1123) 1186 - Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218) 1474 - I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Procter & Gamble: Encyclopedia Ii - Procter & Gamble - History
William Procter, a candlemaker, and James Gamble, a soapmaker, formed the company known as Procter & Gamble in 1837. The two men, imm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Algerian War Of Independence: Encyclopedia Ii - Algerian War Of Independence - De Gaulle
A lot of people, French citizens or not, greeted Charles de Gaulle's return to power as the breakthrough needed to end the hostilities. O...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Naacp: Encyclopedia Ii - Naacp - Timeline
1909: On February 12, the National Negro Committee was formed. Founders included Ida Wells-Barnett, W.E.B. DuBois, Henry Moskowitz, Mary...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Workers' Party Of Korea: Encyclopedia - Workers' Party Of Korea
The Workers' Party of Korea (WPK; Korean chosŏn'gŭl: 조선로동당; hanja: 朝鮮勞動黨; McCune-Reischauer: Chosŏn Rodong-dang; r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Claude Elwood Shannon: Encyclopedia - Claude Elwood Shannon
Claude Elwood Shannon (April 30, 1916 – February 24, 2001), an American electrical engineer and mathematician, has been called "the fat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eniac: Encyclopedia Ii - Eniac - Description
ENIAC received a lot of press for its sheer size, but in some ways it was not the state-of-the-art of its era. Unlike Konrad Zuse's Z3 of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joan Crawford: Encyclopedia Ii - Joan Crawford - Adopted Children
Joan adopted six children, according to L.A. Times articles from the time, though she kept only four. The first was Christina (born June ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints - Reacting And Adapting To The Postmodern World C. 1960 And Later
By the 1960s and 1970s, as a consequence of its massive, international growth in the post-World War II era, the Church was no longer prim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flood: Encyclopedia - Flood
A flood (in Old English flod, a word common to Teutonic languages; compare German Flut, Dutch vloed from the same root as is seen in flow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carl Jung: Encyclopedia Ii - Carl Jung - The Shadow
The shadow is an unconscious complex that is defined as the diametrical opposite of the conscious self, the ego. The shadow represents ev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aldous Huxley: Encyclopedia Ii - Aldous Huxley - Films
Huxley wrote many screenplays, and many of his novels were later adapted for film or television. Notable works include the original scree...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buenos Aires: Encyclopedia Ii - Buenos Aires - Economy
Buenos Aires is the financial, industrial, commercial, and cultural hub of Argentina. Its port is one of the busiest in the world; naviga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elizabeth Taylor: Encyclopedia Ii - Elizabeth Taylor - Awards And Honours
Taylor received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1992. The following year, 1993, she received the AFI Life Achievement Award. And ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Windhoek: Encyclopedia - Windhoek
Windhoek, Namibia Windhoek (pronounced «VINT hook» or «VUNT (h)ook») is the capital of Namibia, 22.56 S 17.09 E. It has a population ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kirk Douglas: Encyclopedia Ii - Kirk Douglas - Early Life
Born Issur Danielovitch Demsky in Amsterdam, New York to Herschel Danielovitch and Bryna Sanglel, poor Belarusian Jewish parents (who cam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U Thant: Encyclopedia - U Thant
Maha Thray Sithu U Thant (January 22, 1909 – November 25, 1974) was a Burmese diplomat and the third Secretary-General of the United Na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rosario: Encyclopedia Ii - Rosario - Government
Rosario is ruled by an Executive Branch represented by a Mayor (seat: Palacio de los Leones), and a Legislative Branch, consisting of a D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Naacp: Encyclopedia Ii - Naacp - Organization
The NAACP's headquarters is in Baltimore, Maryland, with additional regional offices in California, New York, Michigan, Missouri, Georgia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harold Wilson: Encyclopedia Ii - Harold Wilson - In Parliament
As the War drew to an end, he began searching for a seat to fight at the impending general election. Eventually he was selected for Ormsk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robert Oppenheimer: Encyclopedia Ii - Robert Oppenheimer - Final Years
After the 1954 Security hearings, Oppenheimer is reported to have been "like a wounded animal", and he started to retreat to a simpler li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Macau: Encyclopedia - Macau
|| +853 20 December 1999 The Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Traditional Chinese: 中華人民共...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coup D'état: Encyclopedia Ii - Coup D'état - Post-military-coup Governments
After the coup, the military is faced with the issue of the type of government to establish. In Latin America, it was common for the post...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Christmas Message: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Christmas Message - History
The idea for a Christmas Message from the Sovereign to the Commonwealth was originally mooted in 1932 by the founding father of the BBC, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy Award For Best Picture: Encyclopedia Ii - Academy Award For Best Picture - 1920s
Best Production 1927-28 Wings - Paramount Famous Lasky - Lucien Hubbard The Racket - Caddo, United Artists - Howard Hughes Seventh Heav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jim Bunning: Encyclopedia Ii - Jim Bunning - Political Career
First elected to office in 1977, the ambitious Bunning would serve only two years on the city council of Fort Thomas, Kentucky before run...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bill Gates: Encyclopedia Ii - Bill Gates - Personal Life
Bill Gates married Melinda French of Dallas, Texas on January 1, 1994. Melinda gave birth to three children, Jennifer Katharine Gates (19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Las Vegas, Nevada: Encyclopedia Ii - Las Vegas, Nevada - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 478,434 people, 176,750 households, and 117,538 families residing in the city. The population dens...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marilyn Monroe: Encyclopedia Ii - Marilyn Monroe - Early Life
Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1, 1926 in the charity ward of the Los Angeles County Hospital. Her registered name was Norma Jeane Morte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marilyn Monroe: Encyclopedia Ii - Marilyn Monroe - Early Life
Although she would eventually become one of the most celebrated actors in film history, Monroe's beginnings were humble. She was born in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Lasting Legacy
By 1957 Elvis Presley was the most famous entertainer in the world. After pioneer band leader Bill Haley spawned interest in rock and rol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albert Einstein: Encyclopedia Ii - Albert Einstein - Personality
Albert Einstein was much respected for his kind and friendly demeanor rooted in his pacifism. He was modest about his abilities, and had ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1955: Encyclopedia Ii - 1955 - Events
1955 - January. January 7 - Marian Anderson is the first African American singer to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1955: Encyclopedia Ii - 1955 - Deaths
1955 - January. January 2 - Jose Antonio Remon, President of Panama January 15 - Yves Tanguy, French painter (b. 1900) January 21 - Ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1955: Encyclopedia Ii - 1955 - Births
1955 - January. January 2 - Tex Brashear, American voice actor January 6 - Rowan Atkinson, English comedian and actor January 12 - Roc...   » Read the article