October 1955
month of 1955
The following events occurred in October 1955:
October 1, 1955 (Saturday)
Chile's Finance minister Abraham Perez resigns as a result of disagreements with President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo.
October 2, 1955 (Sunday)
Xinjiang becomes an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China.
The kibbutz of Nir Oz is founded in Israel, initially as a Nahal settlement.
The ENIAC computer is deactivated at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA, having been in continuous operation since 1947.
The National Academy of Sciences establishes a Technical Panel for Earth Satellite Program, with Richard E. Porter serving as chairman.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents is broadcast for the first time, on the CBS TV network in the United States.
October 3, 1955 (Monday)
Norodom Sihanouk, former King of Cambodia, takes office as the country's Prime Minister.
October 4, 1955 (Tuesday)
The Reverend Sun Myung Moon is released from prison in Seoul, South Korea.
The Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series baseball competition by 4 games to 3 over the New York Yankees for the franchise's first World Series championship. The Series MVP is pitcher Johnny Podres of Brooklyn.
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