Jack Wayne Sikma is an American former professional basketball center. He was a seven-time NBA All-Star with the Seattle SuperSonics, who drafted him in the first round with the eighth overall pick of the 1977 NBA draft. In 1979, he won an NBA championship with Seattle. Sikma finished his playing career with the Milwaukee Bucks. He was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.

Historical Context for November 14, 1955

In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people^[†]

Headlines from November 14, 1955

MOLOTOV MEETING WITH DULLES FAILS TO END DEADLOCK; MOLOTOV MEETING FAILS TO END RIFF They Discuss Big 4 Issues for Nearly 2 Hours--Last Agenda Item to Come Up

Gettysburg: 'Temporary Capital' of the U. S.; GETTYSBURG HAILS EISENHOWER TODAY Historic Town Plans a Welcome Today for Eisenhower President and Staff Will Use Offices Near His Farm

A STATE OF SIEGE HINTED IN BRAZIL; A STATE OF SIEGE HINTED IN BRAZIL Ex-President Said to Quit Speakership in Capitulation

U. S. WILL ABSTAIN ON 4 RED U. N. BIDS; U. S. WILL ABSTAIN ON 4 RED U. S. BIDS Lodge Says Object of Stand Is to Obtain Membership of 13 Backed by West

BERNARD DE VOTO, HISTORIAN, 58, DIES; Bernard De Yoto Dies at 58; Historian Was Critic, Essayist __._____________ o _____________________________________________________!_________ 1948 Pulitzer Prize Winner Succumbs After TV Show

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Historical Context for November 14, 1955

BERNARD DE VOTO, HISTORIAN, 58, DIES; Bernard De Yoto Dies at 58; Historian Was Critic, Essayist ._ o ___________________________________!_ 1948 Pulitzer Prize Winner Succumbs After TV Show