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This Anaheim, California, theme park opened on July 17, despite a chaotic debut.
What is disneyland?
Dr. Jonas Salk’s vaccine for this crippling disease was declared safe on April 12.
What is the Polio Vaccine
She refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, sparking a boycott on December 1.
Who is Rosa parks?
This Western TV series, one of the longest-running, debuted in 1955.
What is Gunsmoke?
He is a tech titan born October 28 1955 and founded one of the largest software companies in the world before becoming a philanthropist
Whonis bill gates
Bill Haley & His Comets topped the charts with this song, sparking the rock 'n' roll craze.
What is rock around the clock
The USS Nautilus, the first of its kind, made a voyage powered by this energy source.
What is nuclear power?
This Soviet-led military alliance was formed on May 14 as a counter to NATO.
What is the Warsaw Pact?
Published in August, this record book began as a promotion from a brewer
What is the guinness book of world records?
Born February 24 1955 this innovator revolutionized the personal computer and later the cell phone.
Who is steve Jobs.
This burger joint’s first franchise opened in Des Plaines, Illinois, under Ray Kroc’s leadership.
What is McDonalds
Narinder Kapany pioneered this technology, later crucial for internet communication.
What is fiber optics?
President Eisenhower suffered this medical emergency on September 24, raising succession concerns.
What is a heart attack?
This young singer recorded "Mystery Train" in 1955, hinting at his future stardom.
Who is Elvis Presley?
This action star born March 19 1955 adapted the exclamation 'Yippe kai yay' with an explosive in the moviendie hard.
Who is bruce willis.
This iconic TV sitcom about Ralph and Alice Kramden premiered in 1955.
What is the honeymooners
This physicist, famous for relativity, passed away in Princeton on April 18.
Albert Einstein
The U.S. minimum wage jumped from 75 cents to this amount per hour in 1955.
What is 1$?
This hurricane, one of the deadliest of 1955, struck the U.S. East Coast in August.
What is Hurricane Diane?
This NFL coach, born October 6th, led the Colts, a Super Bowl championship before entering the hall of fame.
Who is Tony dungee?
This 24-year-old actor died in a car crash just as Rebel Without a Cause hit theaters.
Who is James Dean?
This invention, tested in 1955, became the first computer to use transistors instead of vacuum tubes.
What is the TRADIC (Transistor Digital Computer
This African nation gained independence from France in 1955, one of the year’s quieter political shifts.
What is Cameroon?
This labor union merger created the AFL-CIO, a powerhouse in American worker rights.
What is the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations?
This country legend, born March 28th 1955, is known as "the queen of country" with hits like "Fancy"
Who is reba McIntyre