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Assassination of President of Panama
On January 2nd president of Panama Jose Antonio Remon Cantera is assassinated at a race track in Panama city
January 3rd Jose Ramon Guizado becomes president of Panama -
Scrabble Debuts
The game Scrabble Debuts
This was a board game where you used letters to form words in a crossword fashion to gain points to win. -
Pentagon Plans to Develop ICBM
Pentagon plans to creat a missile with nuclear warheads.
ICBM stands for Intercontinential Ballistic Missile a ICBM is capable of being fired from the ground whether it be a boat submarine or on land. These missiles have long range capabilities and can cause a huge amount of destruction. -
McDonald's Worldwide Expansion
Ray Kroc opens a McDonald's fast food restaurant (the company's 9th since it was founded in 1940), but Kroc later takes over the company and oversees its worldwide expansion. -
UK Prime Minister Resigns
Winston Churchchill resigns from prime minister of United Kingdom.
"Lady Nancy Astor: Winston, if I were your wife, I'd poison your tea.
Churchill: Nancy, if I were your husband, I'd drink it" -
Le Mans Racing disaster
Le Mans Disaster Le Mans racing disaster kills 83 peoples and injures 106 after two race cars collide in the 1955 24 hours of Le Mans -
Hurricane Diane
Hurricane Diane hits the northeastern United States, killing over 200 people, and causing over $1.0 billion in damage. -
Time Bomb Explodes
A time bomb explodes in the cargo hold of United airline flight 629, a Douglas DC-6B airliner flying above about Longmont, Colorado killing all 39 passendgers and 5 crew members on board. The bomb was plants by John Gilbert Graham, He pakced the timed dynamite explosive in his mother's suitcase. -
General Motors
General Motors corporation becoems the first american corporation to make a profit of over 1 billion dollars in one year.
General Motors is the biggest automaker company.