Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California. The new amusement park was built by Walt Disney and cost $17 million. In Washington D.C., the A.F.L. and C.I.O. agrees to merge. The United States government announces that it plans to launch the world´s first orbiting satellite in 1957. In other news, French and British foreign ministers create a plan to include the Eastern bloc nations in a new Council of Europe. Austria formally regains its sovereignty. About 1,000 Catholic demonstrators are arrested in Buenos Aires for protesting the Peron "tyranny."

This year in sports, Brooklyn defeats New York in the seventh game to clinch the World Series. Seven-foot-two-inch Wilt Chamberlain is scheduled to attend the University of Kansas. In the NBA, Syracuse beats out Ft. Wayne to become NBA Champs. The Rams defeat the Browns 38-14 for football title. For the third consecutive year, Louison Bobet wins the Tour de France. Ken Rosewall wins Australian tennis title. "Swaps" ridden by W. Shoemaker wins the Kentucky Derby.

Back in 1955, the popular songs of that time were: "Ain´t That a Shame" performed by Pat Boone; "Autumn Leaves" performed by Roger Williams; "Hearts of Stone" sung by The Fontane Sisters and as well as "Learnin´ the Blues" by Frank Sinatra. Also topping the musical charts that year were: "Let Me Go Lover" by Joan Weber; "Sincerely" by The McGuire Sisters; "Sixteen Tons" by Tennessee Ford; and the ever popular "Unchained Melody" by Les Baxter. "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" by Four Aces. "A Blossom Fell" by nat King Cole. "I Hear You Knocking" by gale Storm. "The Yellow Rose of Texas" by Mitch Miller. "Moments to Remember" by Four Lads

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Best Movie: "Marty" - Directed by Delbert Mann

Best Actor: Ernest Borgnine - "Marty"

Best Actress: Anna Magnani - "The Rose Tattoo"