America - 1955AD
In 1955AD:
Martin Luther King, Jr. led a boycott against racial segregation on buses.
Jonas Salk's vaccine against polio came into widespread use.
American artist Larry Rivers painted
Double Portrait of Birdie
.
American artist Jasper Johns began his paintings of American flags and targets.
Marian Anderson became the first black to perform at the Metropolitan Opera House.
American rock 'n' roll musician Bill Haley recorded
Rock Around the Clock
.
Film star James Dean was killed in a car crash.
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