What Happened on December 5, 1955

Historical Events

American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) merge to form the AFL-CIO, with George Meany as President

Historic Event

Historic bus boycott begins in Montgomery, Alabama by Rosa Parks and other civil rights activists

Historic Event

Montgomery Improvement Association formed by Ralph Abernathy, Martin Luther King Jr. and Edgar Nixon to support the Montgomery bus protest in Montgomery, Alabama

Famous Deaths

Glenn Luther Martin, American pioneering aviator (founded what became Lockheed Martin), dies at 69
Paul Harvey, American actor (Spellbound, Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73

1955 Highlights