The temperature on December 19, 1955 was between -2.6 °C and 3.0 °C and averaged 0.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (5%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
April 15 » McDonald's restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois.
May 25 » In the United States, a night-time F5 tornado strikes the small city of Udall, Kansas, killing 80 and injuring 273. It is the deadliest tornado to ever occur in the state and the 23rd deadliest in the U.S.
September 6 » Istanbul's Greek, Jewish, and Armenian minorities are the target of a government-sponsored pogrom; dozens are killed in ensuing riots.
October 26 » After the last Allied troops have left the country, and following the provisions of the Austrian Independence Treaty, Austria declares that it will never join a military alliance.
November 19 » National Review publishes its first issue.
December 31 » General Motors becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year.
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