NEWS: 1955

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Jan. 1, 1955

As 1955 begins, it's mostly cloudy and 34 degrees F at Baltimore's official weather station at Frendship Airport (renamed BWI Airport in 1973). The wind is from the southwest at 3 miles per hour.

In college football:
  • 41st Rose Bowl: #1 Ohio State wins against #17 Southern California 20-7.
  • 21st Sugar Bowl: #6 Navy defeats #7 Mississippi 21-0.
  • 21st Orange Bowl: #20 Duke beats Nebraska 34-7.
  • 19th Cotton Bowl Classic: Georgia Tech over #13 Arkansas 14-6.
  • 1955 Sun Bowl: Texas-El Paso defeats Florida State 47-20.
  • 1955 Tangerine Bowl: Nebraska-Omaha defeats Eastern Kentucky 7-6.
  • 1955 Gator Bowl: #15 Auburn defeats #9 Baylor 33-13.

The United Kingdom's first atomic bomber unit, the Royal Air Force's No. 138 Squadron, is formed, flying Vickers Valiants from RAF Gaydon.

Early in 1955, groundbreaking occurs for the Westview Park housing development in western Baltimore County. (The first four houses in Westivew Park are built on the south side of Johnnycake Road just west of Ingleside Avenue and are completed in the summer of 1955; these houses initially serve as model homes. By the time Westview Park is completed in 1965 by its developer Joseph Myerhoff of Monumental Properties, it contains about 1,800 residences, mostly single-family detached houses. When completed, it is the largest housing development in Maryland, and it straddles the Baltimore Beltway (I-695). About 50 houses are added in later years by other builders. About 97 percent of the residences in Westview Park are in Catonsville, while the other 3 percent -- houses along Johnnycake Road -- are in Woodlawn/Gwynn Oak.)

Mary Beard is born Winifred Mary Beard in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England, She's an English scholar of Ancient Roman civilization. She is Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge, a fellow of Newnham College, and Royal Academy of Arts Professor of Ancient Literature. She is the classics editor of The Times Literary Supplement, where she also writes a regular blog, "A Don's Life". Her frequent media appearances and sometimes controversial public statements have led to her being described as "Britain's best-known classicist".

Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagardies at age 60 in New Delhi, India. He was an Indian colloid chemist, academic and scientific administrator. The first director-general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), he is revered as the "father of research laboratories" in India. He was born on Febrruary 21, 1894 in Bhera, British India (now in Pakistan).

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then partly cloudy, then cloudy, then clear, then cloudy; a light rain shower in late evening; High temp. 47 F; Low temp. 28 F; Precipitation: 0.03 inch.
Jan. 2, 1955

José Antonio Remón Cantera, president of Panama, is assassinated at age 46 by shooting by unknown assailants at a race track in Panama City, Panama, along with one of his bodyguards. He was born on April 11, 1908, also in Panama City, Panama.

The Swedish cargo ship Rosafred runs aground off Stockholm. All 22 crew are rescued by another Swedish ship, K A Wallenberg.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, becoming clear; light rain showers in the early morning; breezy/windy from late morning onward (26 mph at 2:00 and 4:00 pm); High temp. 61 F; Low temp. 41 F; Precipitation: 0.01 inch.
Jan. 3, 1955 Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; breezy in the morning; High temp. 53 F; Low temp. 39 F; Precipitation: None.
Jan. 4, 1955

Kathy Forester is born in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. She was in the country-music groiup The Forester Sisters with her sisters Kim, June, and Christy Forester. Their greatest commercial success was between 1984 and 1991, when they charted fifteen top-ten hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, five of which went to number one: "I Fell in Love Again Last Night", "Just in Case", "Mama's Never Seen Those Eyes", "Too Much Is Not Enough" (with The Bellamy Brothers), and "You Again". They won the Academy of Country Music Group of the Year award in 1986 and were nominated three times for a Grammy Award. In addition to their country music albums, the group also released multiple albums of gospel music and one of Christmas music. They retired from the music business in the late 1990s.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then partly cloudy, then clear, then partly cloudy; breezy/windy in the afternoon (22 mph at noon and 1:00 pm); High temp. 59 F; Low temp. 36 F; Precipitation: None.
Jan. 5, 1955

The sitcom Norby debuts on the NBC TV network and runs for 13 weeks (through April 6, 1955). It makes history as the first TV series to be broadcast entirely in color.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; a light rain shower in the late afternoon; High temp. 37 F; Low temp. 28 F; Precipitation: 0.01 inch.
Jan. 6, 1955 Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then variable cloudiness; a light rain shower in mid-afternoon; breezy/windy in the afternoon and evening (21 mph at 5:00 pm); High temp. 49 F; Low temp. 30 F; Precipitation: 0.01 inch.
Jan. 7, 1955 Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy, becoming clear; breezy/windy from early morning onward (25 mph at 11:00 am); High temp. 42 F; Low temp. 31 F; Precipitation: None.
Jan. 8, 1955 Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; High temp. 42 F; Low temp. 26 F; Precipitation: None.
Jan. 9, 1955 Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then cloudy, then partly cloudy; light snow (0.5") at midday; High temp. 35 F; Low temp. 28 F; Precipitation: 0.05 inch (liquid).
Jan. 10, 1955

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, then cloudy, then mostly cloudy, then cloudy; breezy in the afternoon; High temp. 45 F; Low temp. 35 F; Precipitation: None.
Jan. 11, 1955 Baltimore weather: Cloudy, becoming clear; breezy until mid-afternoon (20 mph wind at 6:00 am); High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 26° F, Precip.: None.
Jan. 12, 1955 Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 18° F, Precip.: None.
Jan. 13, 1955 Baltimore weather: Cloudy with snow (1.3") in the morning, then becoming clear; breezy in the afternoon and evening (15 mph wind at 4:00 pm); High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 27° F, Precip.: 0.06 inch (liquid).  One inch of snow on the ground.
Jan. 14, 1955 Baltimore weather: Clear; High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 26° F, Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.
Jan. 15, 1955

French surrealist painter Yves Tanguy dies at age 55 in Woodbury, Connecticut.  He was born on January 5, 1900 in Paris, France.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.2"); High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 28° F, Precip.:0.03 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.
Jan. 16, 1955 Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy, then clear; breezy/windy all day (21 mph wind at 1:00 am); High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 27° F, Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.
Jan. 17, 1955 Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, then clear; breezy/windy most of the day (23 mph wind at 1:00 & 3:00 pm); High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 21° F, Precip.: None.
Jan. 18, 1955 Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; breezy until early evening (18 mph wind at 7:00 am & noon); High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 20° F, Precip.: None.
Jan. 19, 1955 Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then mostly cloudy, then partly coudy; breezy/windy form mid-morning onward (29 mph wind at 9:00 pm); High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 27° F, Precip.: None.
Jan. 20, 1955 Baltimore weather: Partly to mostly cloudy, then clear; windy/breezy until evening (26 mph wind at 10:00 am); High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 19° F, Precip.: None.
Jan. 21, 1955 Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; breezy at times in the morning and evening (15 mph wind at 9:00 am); High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 14° F, Precip.: None.
Jan. 22, 1955 Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then cloudy with snow (0.3") and light rain in the morning, then cloudy, then clearing, then partly cloudy to cloudy; breezy in late afternoon and late evening (15 mph wind at 5:00 & 11:59 pm); High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 27° F, Precip.: 0.09 inch (liquid). A trace of snow on the ground.
Jan. 23, 1955 Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; breezy in the morning (20 mph wind at 6:00 am); High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 29° F, Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.
Jan. 24, 1955 Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then mostly cloudy, then cloudy, then mostly cloudy; High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 27° F, Precip.: None.
Jan. 25, 1955 Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then clear, then cloudy with a trace of snow in the morning, then mostly cloudy, then clearing; breezy/windy in the afternoon and evening (21 mph wind at 8:00 pm); High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 22° F, Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.
Jan. 26, 1955 Baltimore weather: Clear, then cloudy, then clear, then parlty cloudy, then clear; breezy in the early morning, afternoon and evening (23 mph wind just before midnight); High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 25° F, Precip.: None.
Jan. 27, 1955 Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly to mostly cloudy, then clear; windy/breezy until mid-evening (35 mph wind at 9:00 am); High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 15° F, Precip.: None.
Jan. 28, 1955 Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy, then mostly cloudy; High temp. 26° F; Low temp. 6° F, Precip.: None.
Jan. 29, 1955 Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, becoming clear; breezy in the afternoon (17 mph wind at noon and 5:00 pm); High temp. 30° F; Low temp. 13° F, Precip.: None.
Jan. 30, 1955 Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy with a trace of snow in the morning, then cloudy, then clear; breezy/windy from late morning onward (23 mph wind at 3:00 pm); High temp. 25° F; Low temp. 11° F, Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.
Jan. 31, 1955

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming mostly cloudy to cloudy; breezy in the early morning and from late morning onward (16 mph wind at 4:00 pm); High temp. 31° F; Low temp. 7° F, Precip.: None.

Baltimore receives a total of only 0.29 of an inch of precipitation in January 1955, making it the driest January ever recorded at Baltimore (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. This liquid precipitation includes melted snowfall. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during January 1955 is 40.1 degrees F, below the normal of 43.2 degrees.  The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during January 1955 is 24.4 degrees F, below the normal of 25.4 degrees.  A total of 2.3 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship (now BWI) Airport during January 1955, below the normal of 6.4 inches.
Feb. 1, 1955

Baltimore weather:Snow (0.6");  High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.
Feb. 2, 1955

Baltimore weather: Snow (one inch); High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 17° F; Precip.: 0.08 inch (liquid).  One inch of snow on the ground.
Feb. 3, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 19° F; Low temp. 6° F; Precip.: None.  One inch of snow on the ground.
Feb. 4, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 31° F; Low temp. 11° F; Precip.: None.  One inch of snow on the ground.
Feb. 5, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 33° F; Low temp. 7° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.
Feb. 6, 1955

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.1") and rain; High temp. 46° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: 0.95 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.
Feb. 7, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.  A trace of snow on the ground.
Feb. 8, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.
Feb. 9, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 19° F; Precip.: None.
Feb. 10, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: Trace.
Feb. 11, 1955

Friendship International Airport (renamed Baltimore-Washington International Airport in 1973) gets 2.5 inches of snow, the greatest snowfall in one day at the airport in 1955.

Baltimore weather: Snow (2.5 inches) and rain; High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: 0.45 inch (liquid).  One inch of snow on the ground.
Feb. 12, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 20° F; Low temp. 9° F; Precip.: One inch of snow on the ground.
Feb. 13, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 27° F; Low temp. 12° F; Precip.: None.  One inch of snow on the ground.
Feb. 14, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 7° F; Precip.: None.  One inch of snow on the ground.
Feb. 15, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.
Feb. 16, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: Trace.  A trace of snow on the ground.
Feb. 17, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.  No snow on the ground.
Feb. 18, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.
Feb. 19, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.
Feb. 20, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.
Feb. 21, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.
Feb. 22, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: 0.27 inch.
Feb. 23, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: 0.55 inch.
Feb. 24, 1955

Baltimore weather: Snow (2 inches); High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: 0.16 inch (liquid).  One inch of snow on the ground.
Feb. 25, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: None.  One inch of snow on the ground.
Feb. 26, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.
Feb. 27, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Feb. 28, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: Trace.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during February 1955 is 2.68 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 2.90 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during February 1955 is 44.6 degrees F, below the normal of 46.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during February 1955 is 24.2 degrees F, below the normal of 26.9 degrees. A total of 6.2 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship (now BWI) Airport during February 1955, below the normal amount of 7.5 inches.
Mar. 1, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.41 inch.
Mar. 2, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 3, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch.
Mar. 4, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.17 inch.
Mar. 5, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.14 inch.
Mar. 6, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: 0.84 inch.
Mar. 7, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 8, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 9, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 10, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 11, 1955

Alexander Fleming dies at age 73 in London, England. He discovered the world's first broadly antibiotic substance, which he named penicillin. Alexander Fleming was born on August 6, 1881 in Darvel, England.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.
Mar. 12, 1955

Charlie "Bird" Parker dies in New York, NY, at age 34. He was an American jazz saxophonist and composer, and a Grammy Award winner. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique, and advanced harmonies. He was born on August 29, 1920, in Kansas City, Kansas.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 13, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 14, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 52° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 15, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: 0.18 inch.
Mar. 16, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Mar. 17, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 18, 1955

Baltimore weather: Snow (1.2 inches) and rain; High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: 0.20 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.
Mar. 19, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.
Mar. 20, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 21, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 45° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: 0.63 inch.
Mar. 22, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: 0.52 inch.
Mar. 23, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 24, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: Trace.
Mar. 25, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 33° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.
Mar. 26, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.
Mar. 27, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 28, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 42° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 29, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 30, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.
Mar. 31, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during March 1955 is 3.34 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 4.01 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during March 1955 is 55.4 degrees F, above the normal of 54.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during March 1955 is 34.3 degrees F, above the normal of 33.9 degrees. A total of 1.2 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship (now BWI) Airport during March 1955, below the normal amount of 2.8 inches.
Apr. 1, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 2, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 3, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 4, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 5, 1955

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill resigns his office for health reasons.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 6, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.17 inch.
Apr. 7, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 38° F; Precip.: Trace.
Apr. 8, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 9, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 10, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 11, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.
Apr. 12, 1955

A vaccine against polio, developed by Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.52 inch.
Apr. 13, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: Trace.
Apr. 14, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 63° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.64 inch.
Apr. 15, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.
Apr. 16, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 17, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Apr. 18, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: Trace.
Apr. 19, 1955

John William "Bill" Tyler is born in Crisfield, Maryland.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: Trace.
Apr. 20, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Apr. 21, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.
Apr. 22, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.19 inch.
Apr. 23, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: Trace.
Apr. 24, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.
Apr. 25, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.45 inch.
Apr. 26, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: 0.19 inch.
Apr. 27, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: Trace.
Apr. 28, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.
Apr. 29, 1955

Leslie Jordan is born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He becomes an actor, comedian, writer, and singer. He died at age 67 on October 24, 2022, after the car he was driving crashed into a building in Los Angeles, California.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Apr. 30, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during April 1955 is 2.34 inches, below the normal amount of 3.39 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during April 1955 is 65.8 degrees F, below the normal of 66.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during April 1955 is 45.9 degrees F, above the normal of 43.6 degrees.
May 1, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
May 2, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.
May 3, 1955

Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., a Democrat, is re-elected to his third (and final) term as Mayor of Baltimore. He defeats his Republican challenger, Samuel Hopkins, by 55.60 percent to 44.40 percent.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.
May 4, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.
May 5, 1955

Pitcher Tommy Lasorda of the Brooklyn Dodgers makes his major-league debut, throwing three wild pitches in one inning, a major-league record. He starts the game and lasts just one inning, issuing two walks but allowing only one run, and the Dodgers win 4-3 against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.
May 6, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.
May 7, 1955

Pamela Grace Turner is born.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.
May 8, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.
May 9, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: Trace.
May 10, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: Trace.
May 11, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.
May 12, 1955

The last elevated rail line in Manhattan, New York, NY, has its final day of operation.

Sam Jones of the Chicago Cubs pitches a 4-0 no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He walks the bases loaded to start the ninth inning but then strikes out the next three batters for the win.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.
May 13, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: 0.60 inch.
May 14, 1955

Representatives from eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign the Warsaw Pact in Poland.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: 0.23 inch.
May 15, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.
May 16, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.
May 17, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: None.
May 18, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.
May 19, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.
May 20, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 0.09 inch.
May 21, 1955

Chuck Berry records the song "Maybelline" for Chess Records in Chicago, Illinois. It becomes his first single release.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.
May 22, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 0.37 inch.
May 23, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.23 inch.
May 24, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.
May 25, 1955

A U.S. Air Force bomber with call sign Abbott 27, on a routine training flight, crashes 18.5 miles southwest of Sterling City, Texas, killing all 15 people on board. All were U.S. Air Force personnel. Parts of the plane's wings and tail are torn off, apparently in the strong winds of a thunderstorm and/or tornado. The fuselage crashes to the ground at a flat attitude with little forward motion.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.
May 26, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.
May 27, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.
May 28, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: Trace.
May 29, 1955

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: 0.67 inch.
May 30, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.
May 31, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during May 1955 is 2.34 inches (the exact same amount as in the previous month [April 1955]), below the normal amount of 3.85 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during May 1955 is 76.0 degrees F, above the normal of 75.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during May 1955 is 54.3 degrees F, above the normal of 53.3 degrees.
Jun. 1, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 2, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 3, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: Trace.
Jun. 4, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 5, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 6, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 7, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.
Jun. 8, 1955

Tim Berners-Lee, a computer scientist and MIT professor, is born.  He is the inventor of the World Wide Web (first successfully experimented on December 25, 1990, and implemented on August 6, 1991), one of the first Web browsers (his is called WorldWideWeb and later Nexus), and a language for Web-page files called HTML (Hypertext Markup Language).

2.38 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most in Baltimore on any June 8th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: 2.38 inches.
Jun. 9, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: 0.17 inch.
Jun. 10, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 11, 1955

At the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race in Le Mans, France, two racecars collide and large pieces of their debris crash into spectators, killing 83 people including racecar driver Pierre Levegh. More than 170 people are injured.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 1.55 inches.
Jun. 12, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain' High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: 0.11 inch.
Jun. 13, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 14, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: Trace.
Jun. 15, 1955

The United States and Great Britain sign a cooperation agreement for "mutual defense purposes" following the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 16, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 17, 1955

Wayne Causey of the Orioles, at age 18 years and 173 days, becomes the youngest Oriole ever to hit a home run as the Orioles defeat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 in 11 innings. The game is played at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, and the attendance is 11,430.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 18, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 19, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.70 inch.
Jun. 20, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: Trace.
Jun. 21, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 22, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: Trace.
Jun. 23, 1955

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorms with heavy rain and a trace of snow; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 1.56 inches (liquid).  No snow on the ground.
Jun. 24, 1955

Harmon Killebrew of the Washington Senators hits his first major-league home run. It comes against Billy Hoeft at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., but the Detroit Tigers beat the Senators 18-7.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.
Jun. 25, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: 0.18 inch.
Jun. 26, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 27, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: Trace.
Jun. 28, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 29, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.
Jun. 30, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: Trace.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during June 1955 is 6.73 inches, well above the normal amount of 3.98 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during June 1955 is 78.3 degrees F, well below the normal of 84.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during June 1955 is 58.6 degrees F, below the normal of 62.6 degrees. A trace of snow falls at Baltimore's weather station at Friendship (now BWI) Airport in June 1955; Baltimore June snowfall is very rare.
Jul. 1, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 90° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 2, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 3, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 4, 1955

It's the ninth year of the annual Catonsville Fourth of July celebration. On a sweltering hot day, record crowds attend. The fireworks are held at Catonsville Junior High School (this building is now the Bloomsbury Community Center) and the headline in the Herald Argus reads “Catonsville Jammed By The July 4th Fireworks.”  A new attraction, a carnival with Ferris wheel and roller coasters, is well received by the children. About 20,000 people attend the Fourth of July parade along Frederick Avenue and 50,000 attend the fireworks.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, then clear, then partly cloudy; High temp. 95 F; Low temp. 70 F; Precipitation: None.
Jul. 5, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 6, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 7, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: Nione.
Jul. 8, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.
Jul. 9, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: Trace.
Jul. 10, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 11, 1955

THe U.S. Air Force Academy swears in its first class of cadets at its temporary headquarters at Lowry Air Force Base in Colorado.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 12, 1955

Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals hits a 12th-inning home run to give the National League a 6-5 win over the American League in the 1955 Major League Baseball All Star Game at Milwaukee's County Stadium. The American League had led 5-0 after 6 innings.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 13, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 14, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 15, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 16, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 76° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 17, 1955

Disneyland opens for the first time in Anaheim, California. It's a theme park geared mainly toward children and features people costumed as characters created and popularized by Walt Disney, such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Pluto, etc. It cost $17 million to build and sits in 160 acres that had been an orange grove. (See August 15, 1955: Enchanted Forest opening.)

Baltimore weather: High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 18, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 96° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 19, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 76° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 20, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 21, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 96° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 22, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 99° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 23, 1955

Bob Cerv and Elston Howard of the New York Yankees hit consecutive pinch-hit home runs to send the game to extra innings against the Kansas City Athletics. Trailing 7-5 in the top of the ninth inning, Cerv bats for pitcher Tommy Byrne and homers against Kansas City pitcher Alex Kellner. Then Kellner is replaced with pitcher Tom Gorman, and Howard, hitting for Irv Noren, ties the game with a homer. But the Athletics win 8-7 in the 11th inning on Hector Lopez's RBI single.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 74° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Jul. 24, 1955

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: 0.26 inch.
Jul. 25, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 26, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 27, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 98° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 28, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 29, 1955

Smoky Burgess of the Cincinnati Reds hits 3 home runs and drives in nine runs as the Reds defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 16-5 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: None.
Jul. 30, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: Trace.
Jul. 31, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 87° F; Low temp. 72° F; Precip.: Trace.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during July 1955 is 0.30 of an inch, well below the normal amount of 4.48 inches, making it the driest July ever recorded in Baltimore (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during July 1955 is 90.9 degrees F, above the normal of 88.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during July 1955 is 71.5 degrees F, above the normal of 67.7 degrees.
Aug. 1, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 2, 1955

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 100 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any August 2nd (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 100° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.
Aug. 3, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 76° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 4, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.
Aug. 5, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 6, 1955

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 97° F; Low temp. 75° F; Precip.: 0.25 inch.
Aug. 7, 1955

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 95° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.44 inch.
Aug. 8, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 0.03 inch.
Aug. 9, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 10, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch
Aug. 11, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 89° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.
Aug. 12, 1955

Hurricane Connie makes landfall in eastern North Carolina with sustained winds of 75 mph and gusts to 100 mph.  The hurricane causes flooding in easterm North Carolina. The storm then moves northward along the North Carolina and Virginia coasts, with heavy rains and strong winds, and weakens to a tropical storm.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; rain, becoming heavier by evening; becoming windy (40 mph sustained winds max. in the evening); High temp. 75 F; Low temp. 68 F; Precipitation: 4.91 inches.
Aug. 13, 1955

Tropical Storm Connie moves northward and then northwestward over Maryland and Pennsylvania. The center of the storm moves up the Chesapeake Bay and passes directly over Baltimore. Parts of Maryland and Pennsylvania receive several inches of rain from the storm.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then becoming clear; heavy rain in the early morning; windy/breezy (40 mph at 6:00 aAM); very low barometric pressure (28.89 inches at 7:00 AM); High temp. 78 F; Low temp. 70 F; Precipitation: 3.59 inches.
Aug. 14, 1955

The storm that was Tropical Storm Connie dissipates over the Great Lakes after movng through western New York State and southern Ontario, Canada. It causes flooding in New York and Ontario.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 1.68 inches.
Aug. 15, 1955

The Enchanted Forest, a theme park geared toward younger children, opens for the first time in Ellicott City, Maryland. One reporter calls it "The Disneyland of the East Coast" since the Enchanted Forest opens just a month after Disneyland did (on July 17, 1955). (The Enchanted Forest would close for good in 1995 and many of its fixtures (concrete figures like Papa Bear and Humpty Dumpty, as well as structures like the Gingerbread House) would be moved to nearby Elioak Farm.)

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 85° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.51 inch.
Aug. 16, 1955

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: 0.51 inch.
Aug. 17, 1955

Hurricane Diane makes landfall as a minimal hurricane (75-mph winds) and heads northwestward and weakens to a tropical storm, then moves northward through North Carolina and Virginia with heavy rain.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then cloudy; rain beginning late in the morning; becoming windy (28 mph at 9:00 PM); High temp. 83 F; Low temp. 74 F; Precipitation: 1.38 inches.
Aug. 18, 1955

Tropical Storm Diane moves northeastward through Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Parts of these states and adjacent states receive heavy rain, and there is some flooding in places. Parts of central Maryland receive more than 3 inches of rain.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; rain, heavy at times; breezy/windy (25 mph at 8:00 PM); High temp. 78 F; Low temp. 74 F; Precipitation: 1.29 inches.
Aug. 19, 1955

Very heavy rainfall from Hurricane Diane causes severe flooding in parts of eastern Pennsylvania, northwest New Jersey, southeast New York and southern New England. A total of 18.75 inches of rain falls in Westfield, Massachusetts, on August 18 through 19, 1955.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 91° F; Low temp. 73° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 20, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 93° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 21, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 94° F; Low temp. 71° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 22, 1955

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm with heavy rain; High temp. 92° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: 2.00 inches.
Aug. 23, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 70° F; Precip.: Trace.
Aug. 24, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 25, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 26, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 27, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 62° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 28, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.
Aug. 29, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch.
Aug. 30, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: 0.15 inch.
Aug. 31, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: 1.39 inches.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during August 1955 is 18.35 inches, well above  the normal amount of 4.09 inches, making it the wettest August ever recorded in Baltimore (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. Two major contributors to the rainfall are Hurricanes Connie and Diane. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during August 1955 is 86.4 degrees F, just below the normal of 86.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during August 1955 is 69.8 degrees F, above the normal of 65.8 degrees.
Sep. 1, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 68° F; Precip.: Trace.
Sep. 2, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: Trace.
Sep. 3, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: Trace.
Sep. 4, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 5, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 83° F; Low temp. 65° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 6, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 69° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 7, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 8, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 54° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 9, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 58° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 10, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 79° F; Low temp. 60° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 11, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 12, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 53° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 13, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 14, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 46° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 15, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 86° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: Trace.
Sep. 16, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 17, 1955

Brooks Robinson makes his major-league debut, playing for the Orioles against the Washington Senators. He grounds out in his first at-bat, then he singles in his second at-bat and ends up going 2-for-4, both singles, in the Orioles' 3-1 win. There are 5,486 people in attendance to witness Brooks Robinson's major-league playing debut.  (But Brooks will not get another base hit in his final 18 at-bats of the 1955 season. In his own words, "I struck out 10 times and looked terrible.")

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: Trace.
Sep. 18, 1955

In their final home game of 1955, the Orioles defeat the Washington Senators, 9-0.  Attendace is 15,810. Jim Wilson pitches a complete-game shutout for the Orioles and he also hits two singles.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 67° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 19, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 64° F; Precip.: 0.05 inch.
Sep. 20, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain with thunder; High temp. 88° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.
Sep. 21, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 22, 1955 Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 56° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.
Sep. 23, 1955

In Washington, D.C., the Orioles lose to the Senators in both games of a doubleheader, 7-3 and 6-4.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 66° F; Low temp. 61° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.
Sep. 24, 1955

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower suffers a serious heart attack while on vacation in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Howard Snyder, his personal physician, misdiagnoses the symptoms as indigestion, and fails to call in the help that is urgently needed. But Eisenhower survives the heart atttack. (Snyder later falsifies his own records to cover his blunder and to protect Eisenhower's need to portray that he is healthy enough to do his job.)

The Orioles defeat the Senators in both games of a doubleheader, 1-0 and 8-5.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.23 inch.
Sep. 25, 1955

The CBS  television variety show "Toast of the Town" changes its name to "The Ed Sullivan Show." (The show began on June 20, 1948 and it will run until June 6, 1971.)

In their final game of the 1955 season, the Orioles defeat the Senators, 5-4.

The final 1955 Major League Baseball standings are:

American League final standings

American League
ClubWinsLossesWin %  GB
New York Yankees 96 58 .623 --
Cleveland Indians 93 61 .604 3
Chicago White Sox 91 63 .591 5
Boston Red Sox 84 70 .545 12
Detroit Tigers 79 75 .513 17
Kansas City Athletics 63 91 .409 33
Baltimore Orioles 57 97 .370 39
Washington Senators 53 101 .344 43

 

National League final standings

National League
ClubWinsLossesWin %  GB
Brooklyn Dodgers 98 55 .641 --
Milwaukee Braves 85 69 .552 13.5
New York Giants 80 74 .519 18.5
Philadelphia Phillies 77 77 .500 21.5
Cincinnati Redlegs 75 79 .487 23.5
Chicago Cubs 72 81 .471 26
St. Louis Cardinals 68 86 .442 30.5
Pittsburgh Pirates 60 94 .390 38.5

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 26, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 65° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 27, 1955 Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 28, 1955

In Game 1 of the 1955 World Series, at Yankee Stadium in New York, NY, the Yankees defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers, 6-5.

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 81° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch.
Sep. 29, 1955

In Game 2 of the 1955 World Series, the Yankees defeat the Dodgers, 4-2. The Yankees lead the Series 2 games to 0.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 55° F; Precip.: None.
Sep. 30, 1955

In Game 3 of the 1955 World Series, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York, NY, the Dodgers defeat the Yankees, 8-3. THe Yankees lead the Series 2 games to 1.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 57° F; Precip.: 0.01 inch.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during September 1955 is 0.56 of an inch, well below the normal amount of 4.44 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during September 1955 is 76.5 degrees F, below the normal of 79.7 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during September 1955 is 59.9 degrees F, above the normal of 58.8 degrees.
Oct. 1, 1955

In Game 4 of the 1955 World Series, the Dodgers defeat the Yankees, 8-5. The Series is tied at 2 games apiece.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 2, 1955

In Game 5 of the 1955 World Series, the Dodgers defeat the Yankees, 5-3. The Dodgers lead the Series 3 games to 2.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 3, 1955

"Captain Kangaroo," a children's TV show starring Bob Keeshan, debuts on the CBS television network. (This show continues on CBS for 6,090 episodes over 29 seasons, ending its first-run episodes on December 8, 1984.)

"The Mickey Mouse Club," a children's TV show featuring mostly teenage human actors, has its debut on the ABC television network. (It originally runs for four seasons, with the last original episode airing in 1958. It has been revived three times and the total number of episodes is 620 spread over 14 seasons, as of 2021.)

In Game 6 of the 1955 World Series, at Yankee Stadium, the New York Yankees Yankees defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-1. The Series is tied at 3 games each.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 4, 1955

In Game 7 of the 1955 World Series, the Dodgers defeat the Yankees, 2-0. No more "wait till' next year" as the Brooklyn Dodgers, behind the pitching of Johnny Podres, brings its first, and only, World Championship to Brooklyn after seven previous frustrated World Series appearances in a 2-0 win over the New York Yankees. The Dodgers win the Series four games to three, and Podres is named Most Valuable Player – the first time the award is given in the World Series. For the Yankees, Gil McDougald and Elston Howard play in their sixth losing World Series each, a record (up to this point).

Baltimore weather: High temp. 72° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 5, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.09 inch.
Oct. 6, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 63° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch.
Oct. 7, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 84° F; Low temp. 66° F; Precip.: Trace.
Oct. 8, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 49° F; Precip.: 0.83 inch.
Oct. 9, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 10, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 11, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 82° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 12, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 80° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 13, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 78° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: 1.01 inches.
Oct. 14, 1955

2.51 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most in Baltimore on any October 14th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Rain (heavy at times); High temp. 67° F; Low temp. 59° F; Precip.: 2.51 inches.
Oct. 15, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 69° F; Low temp. 52° F; Precip.: Trace.
Oct. 16, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: Trace.
Oct. 17, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 18, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: Trace.
Oct. 19, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 47° F; Precip.: Trace.
Oct. 20, 1955

 J. R. R. Tolkien's final book "The Return of the King" is published from the 3 fantasy novels making up "The Lord of the Rings" book series which was written between 1937 and 1949. The books are set in Middle-earth and feature hobbits, wizards, elves, dwarves, orcs, men and the quest for the One Ring that rules the other Rings of Power. (All three books are subsequently made into movies directed by Peter Jackson, with each movie released for Christmas and the final movie released on December 17, 2003; it won 11 Academy Awards including the Oscar for Best Picture.)

Sheldon Whitehouse is born in New York, NY.  He's a lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States Senator from Rhode Island since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Attorney from 1993 to 1998 and the 71st Attorney General of Rhode Island from 1999 to 2003.

Baltimore weather: Clear; a few clouds at 1:00 and 2:00 pm; High temp. 65 F, Low temp. 45 F; Precip: None.
Oct. 21, 1955

The first mass-produced all-transistor car radios become available to consumers. They are an option available in new Chrysler cars.

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 75° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: Trace.
Oct. 22, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 40° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 23, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 24, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 74° F; Low temp. 44° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.
Oct. 25, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 26, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 27, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 28, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 73° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.
Oct. 29, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: 0.16 inch.
Oct. 30, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 70° F; Low temp. 43° F; Precip.: 0.87 inch.
Oct. 31, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during October 1955 is 5.66 inches, well above the normal amount of 3.94 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during October 1955 is 70.1 degrees F, above the normal of 68.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during October 1955 is 46.4 degrees F, just below the normal of 46.5 degrees.
Nov. 1, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 2, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 68° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 3, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 61° F; Low temp. 42° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 4, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 5, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 6, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 56° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 7, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 35° F; Precip.: 0.12 inch.
Nov. 8, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 9, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 50° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 10, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain; High temp. 48° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: 0.56 inch.
Nov. 11, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: 0.02 inch.
Nov. 12, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 71° F; Low temp. 39° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 13, 1955

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 77 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any November 13th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 77° F; Low temp. 51° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 14, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 76° F; Low temp. 50° F; Precip.: Trace.
Nov. 15, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 54° F; Low temp. 41° F; Precip.: 0.06 inch.
Nov. 16, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 48° F; Precip.: Trace.
Nov. 17, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 55° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 18, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 44° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 19, 1955

Snow falls at Baltimore's weather station at Friendship (now BWI) Airport for the first time this snow season.

Baltimore weather: Snow (2 inches) and rain; High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: 0.50 inch (liquid).  One inch of snow on the ground.
Nov. 20, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.  One inch of snow on the ground.
Nov. 21, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.  A trace of snow on the ground.
Nov. 22, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.
Nov. 23, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 58° F; Low temp. 34° F; Precip.: Trace.
Nov. 24, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 53° F; Low temp. 32° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 25, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 26, 1955

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.
Nov. 27, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 26° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 28, 1955

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 18 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded in Baltimore on any November 28th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 51° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 29, 1955

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 13 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any November 29th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 13° F; Precip.: None.
Nov. 30, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 27° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during November 1955 is 1.35 inches, including melted snow and ice, well below the normal amount of 3.13 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during November 1955 is 53.1 degrees F, below the normal of 57.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during November 1955 is 33.1 degrees F, below the normal of 36.5 degrees. A total of 2.0 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship (now BWI) Airport during November 1955, above the normal amount of 0.1 of an inch.
Dec. 1, 1955

Rosa Parks, a black seamstress, is riding in a Montgomery, Alabama, transit bus in the front-most row in which black people are allowed to sit. When a white man boards the bus, the bus driver tells everyone in Rosa Parks' row of the bus to move back. Everyone does except Rosa Parks, who refuses. She is arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white person. This episode leads to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, beginning four days later.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 23° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 2, 1955

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.5"(; High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: 0.07 inch (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.
Dec. 3, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 60° F; Low temp. 36° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.
Dec. 4, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 45° F; Precip.: Trace.
Dec. 5, 1955

The Montgomery Bus Boycott begins in Montgomery, Alabama, with most black people (and some of other races) refusing to board Montgomery city transit buses. It lasts until December 20, 1956.

Baltimore weather: High temp. 57° F; Low temp. 31° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 6, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 7, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 8, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 47° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 9, 1955

Baltimore weather: Rain with a trace of snow; High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: 0.13 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.
Dec. 10, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 11, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 34° F; Low temp. 20° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 12, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 13, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 36° F; Low temp. 19° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 14, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 17° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 15, 1955

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 43° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  A trace of snow on the ground.
Dec. 16, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 31° F; Low temp. 15° F; Precip.: None.  No snow on the ground.
Dec. 17, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 37° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 18, 1955

Baltimore weather: A trace of snow; High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.
Dec. 19, 1955

Baltimore weather: Light rain; High temp. 39° F; Low temp. 22° F; Precip.: Trace.
Dec. 20, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 27° F; Low temp. 16° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 21, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 26° F; Low temp. 15° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 22, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 31° F; Low temp. 11° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 23, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 31° F; Low temp. 24° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 24, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 49° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 25, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 64° F; Low temp. 37° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 26, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 40° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 27, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 32° F; Low temp. 18° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 28, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 31° F; Low temp. 13° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 29, 1955

Baltimore weather: Snow flurries; High temp. 33° F; Low temp. 14° F; Precip.: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.
Dec. 30, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 38° F; Low temp. 21° F; Precip.: None.
Dec. 31, 1955

Baltimore weather: High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 19° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during December 1955 is 0.20 of an inch, including melted snow and ice, well below the normal amount of 3.71 inches and making it the driest December ever recorded for Baltimore (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during December 1955 is 39.6 degrees F, well below the normal of 47.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during December 1955 is 22.9 degrees F,  well below the normal of 29.6 degrees. A total of 0.5 of an inch of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship (now BWI) Airport during December 1955, below the normal amount of 2.5 inches.

Total precipitation for Baltimore in 1955 is 44.14 inches, or 1.43 inches above the normal amount of 42.71 inches.

The U.S. economy has positive growth during all of 1955, but the rate of economic growth slows as the year goes on. The U.S. Gross Domestic Product grows more than 6 percent in 1955.