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Wagner remarks on seeking re-election seen no contradiction of willingness to be VP; DeSapio lauds Wagner
J R Howard
Attlee announces resignation as Labor party leader, s to Parliamentary Labor party; urges party choose successor quickly; gets tributes; made earl
Business activity in the nation will rise to a new high in the first half of 1956, Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks predicted yesterday. He based his forecast on a...
State Dept aide repts Min Molotov ignored Dulles Nov 13 offer to sell surpluses to USSR; Canadian officials conf with Asst Sec Butz on surplus disposal program
1955Milenko Zablaćanski, Serbian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2008)[†]
Milenko Zablaćanski,, , was a Serbian actor, director, and screenwriter.
1955The Flag of Europe is adopted by Council of Europe.[†]
The flag of Europe or European flag consists of twelve golden stars forming a circle on a blue field. It was designed and adopted in 1955 by the Council of Europe (CoE) as a symbol for the whole of Europe.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]