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December 8, 1955
On December 8, 1955, the Flag of Europe is adopted by Council of Europe. Steve Camp, Olivia Dahl (died 1962), Donald Pettit would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · December 8, 1955
The 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.
Around 1955
The year in brief
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1955th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 955th year of the 2nd millennium, the 55th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1950s decade.
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On December 8, 1955
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1955 The 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.
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Other moments from 1955
- April 1 The EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of unifying with Greece.
- April 11 The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang.
- April 12 The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
- April 15 McDonald's restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois.
- April 18 Twenty-nine nations meet at Bandung, Indonesia, for the first Asian-African Conference.
- April 24 The Bandung Conference ends: Twenty-nine non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War.
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