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Daily Facts about 1955
1955
The American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) merge to create the AFL-CIO, becoming the largest labor federation in the United States.
1955
Rosa Parks, a civil rights activist, refuses to surrender her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama, igniting the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
1955
Ngo Dinh Diem declares himself President of South Vietnam, marking the beginning of the Diem regime.
1955
Marian Anderson, an acclaimed African American contralto, makes history as the first Black singer to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.