The temperature on May 17, 1955 was between 6.6 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 21.6 mm of rain during 13.5 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
February 8 » The Government of Sindh, Pakistan, abolishes the Jagirdari system in the province. One million acres (4000km) of land thus acquired is to be distributed among the landless peasants.
February 13 » Israel obtains four of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
July 27 » The Austrian State Treaty restores Austrian sovereignty.
August 28 » Black teenager Emmett Till is brutally murdered in Mississippi, galvanizing the nascent civil rights movement.
November 15 » The first part of Saint Petersburg Metro is opened.
December 5 » E. D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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