1955 - March - 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 - Homer Simpson: Encyclopedia Ii - Homer Simpson - Overview
Homer works as a safety inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, in Sector 7G, although "working" in this case refers largely to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - March 6: Encyclopedia Ii - March 6 - Deaths
March 6 - 1252 to 1899. 1252 - Saint Rose of Viterbo, Italian saint (b. 1235) 1490 - Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (b. 1458) 1531 - Pe...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Aberdeen F.c.: Encyclopedia - Aberdeen F.c.
Aberdeen Football Club is a football team from Scotland, who compete in the Scottish Premier League. Formed in 1903 from the amalgamation...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - Itv: Encyclopedia Ii - Itv - Itv Companies: Past And Present
ITV - Former ITV contractors. Associated British Corporation (ABC Television): North and Midlands weekend franchise (1956–1968) Asso...   » 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 - 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 - Doris Day: Encyclopedia Ii - Doris Day - Biography
Day was born Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff in Evanston, Ohio to German immigrants. The second of two children, she was named "Doris" afte...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Red Scare: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Scare - The Red Summer
A series of bombings in June of 1919 sparked the FBI to more aggressive actions. The mayor of Seattle received a homemade bomb in the mai...   » 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 - Archibald Maule Ramsay: Encyclopedia Ii - Archibald Maule Ramsay - Spanish Civil War
When the Spanish Civil War broke out, Ramsay was a strong supporter of the Nationalists under Franco, largely arising out of his oppositi...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - Andre Norton: Encyclopedia Ii - Andre Norton - Biography
The parents of Alice Mary Norton were Adalbert Freely Norton, owner of a rug company, and Bertha Stemm. She began writing at the Collinwo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battleship: Encyclopedia Ii - Battleship - World War I
A naval arms race had been ongoing between Germany and the United Kingdom since the 1890s. The building of Dreadnought actually helped Ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Central Office: Encyclopedia Ii - Central Office - Historic Perspective
The first telephone exchange opened in New Haven, Connecticut in 1878. The switchboard was built from "carriage bolts, handles from teapo...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - Eisenstadt: Encyclopedia Ii - Eisenstadt - People
Eisenstadt - Natives. Moriz Benedikt, Austrian neurologist; born at Eisenstadt David b. (Judah) Loeb Berlin, rabbi [1] Esterházy fami...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - Guangxi: Encyclopedia - Guangxi
Guangxi (Zhuang: Gvangjsih; old orthography: Gvaŋзsiƅ; Simplified: 广西; Traditional: 廣西; Hanyu Pinyin: Guǎngxī; Wade-Giles: K...   » 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 - 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 - Richard Iii Play: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard Iii Play - Synopsis
The play begins with Richard eulogising his brother, King Edward IV of England, eldest son of the late Richard, Duke of York. Now is the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip K. Dick: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip K. Dick - Early Life
Philip K. Dick was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Dorothy Kindred Dick. His father, Edgar Dick, was a fraud investigator for the United St...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aikido: Encyclopedia Ii - Aikido - Styles
The major styles of aikido each have their own Hombu Dojo in Japan, have an international breadth and were founded by direct students of ...   » 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 - Ananda Mahidol: Encyclopedia - Ananda Mahidol
King Ananda Mahidol or Rama VIII (long royal name: Phrabat Somdej Phra Paramenthara Maha Ananda Mahidol Phra Athama Ramathibodinthra พ�...   » 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 - 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 - Holocaust Resources: Encyclopedia Ii - Holocaust Resources - Bibliography
Holocaust resources - Historical studies. Berenbaum, Michael, A Mosaic of Victims: Non-Jews Persecuted and Murdered by the Nazis (1990...   » 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 - 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 - Ikea: Encyclopedia Ii - Ikea - Products
IKEA furniture is well known for its modern (often unusual) design. Also, because much of it is self-assembly furniture (also known as "f...   » 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 - 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 - Twenty One Game Show: Encyclopedia Ii - Twenty One Game Show - Revival
There have been two attempts to revive this series under honest terms. The first was as an unsold 1982 pilot starring Jim Lange (this ver...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Science Fiction On Television: Encyclopedia Ii - Science Fiction On Television - Japanese Television Science Fiction
Known for meticulous use of miniatures and hundreds of sci-fi themed anime, Japan has a long history of producing science fiction series ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ananda Mahidol: Encyclopedia Ii - Ananda Mahidol - Early Life
Prince Ananda Mahidol Mahidol (Mom Chao Ananda Mahidol Mahidol — หม่อมเจ้า อานันทมหิดล มห�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robin Hood: Encyclopedia Ii - Robin Hood - Possible Locations
In modern versions of the legend, Robin Hood is said to have taken up residence in the verdant Sherwood Forest in the county of Nottingha...   » 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 - Aikido: Encyclopedia - Aikido
Aikido (合気道 Aikidō, also 合氣道 using an older style of kanji), literally meaning 'harmony energy way', or with some poetic lic...   » 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 - University Of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia - University Of Hong Kong
明徳格物 Wisdom and virtue The University of Hong Kong (zh-hk: 香港大學, zh-cn: 香港大学, pinyin: Xiānggǎng Dàxué; abbrev...   » 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