The temperature on May 18, 1955 was between 4.1 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 3.9 hours. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (15%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
April 12 » The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
May 18 » Operation Passage to Freedom, the evacuation of 310,000 Vietnamese civilians, soldiers and non-Vietnamese members of the French Army from communist North Vietnam to South Vietnam following the end of the First Indochina War, ends.
June 7 » Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films.
December 31 » General Motors becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year.
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