TV actor Peter Reckell

Events in 1955 and 7-5

Events in US in the birth year of Peter Reckell

• President Eisenhower suffers coronary thrombosis in Denver (Sept. 24).
• Rosa Parks refuses to sit at the back of the bus, breaking Montgomery, Ala., segregated seating law (Dec. 1). Martin Luther King, Jr., leads 381-day black boycott of Montgomery bus system; desegregated service begins Dec. 21, 1956. Background: Civil Rights
• AFL and CIO merge to become the AFL-CIO (Dec. 5).

Birthday Peter Reckell (7-5) in history

• Day 7-5 year 1824: Beethoven's 9th Symphony premiered in Vienna.
• Day 7-5 year 1847: The American Medical Association was first held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Day 7-5 year 1915: The British ocean liner Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine in World War I off the coast of Ireland.
• Day 7-5 year 1945: Germany unconditionally surrendered to the allies in Rheims, France.
• Day 7-5 year 1954: The 56-day-long battle of Dienbienphu ended with Ho Chi Minh's forces defeating the French, signaling the end of French power in Indochina.
• Day 7-5 year 1992: The 27th Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting mid-term Congressional pay raises, was ratified.
• Day 7-5 year 1994: Edvard Munch's painting, The Scream was recovered a few months after it had been stolen.
• Day 7-5 year 1999: During action against Yugoslavia, NATO jets mistakenly bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, killing three and injuring 20.
• Day 7-5 year 2000: Vladimir Putin was inaugurated as Russia’s president.