When " Rock Around the Clock " appeared behind the opening credits of the 1955 film Blackboard Jungle starring Glenn Ford, it soared to the top of the American Billboard chart for eight weeks.

* Kenneth Rexroth's One Hundred Poems from the Japanese ( New Directions, 1955, ISBN 0-8112-0181-3 ) contains several of Hitomaro's waka, as well as notable translations of 3 naga uta (" In the sea of ivy clothed Iwami ", " The Bay of Tsyunu ", and " When she was still alive ")

When the River Campus was completed in 1930, male students moved there while the female students remained on the University Avenue campus until 1955.

When describing the IFC in 1955, World Bank President Eugene R. Black said that the IFC would only invest in private firms, rather than make loans to governments, and it would not manage the projects in which it invests.

When Li returned to China, in 1955, the country was firmly under the control of the Communist Party.

When it became apparent that Western countries would not supply Egypt under financial and military terms acceptable to it, Nasser turned to the Soviet bloc and concluded a satisfactory armaments agreement with Czechoslovakia in September 1955.

" It was equated with the ‘ Contemporary Style ’, and an editorial on New Brutalism in Architectural Design in 1955 carried the epigraph, ‘ When I hear the word “ Contemporary ” I reach for my revolver .’"

When the first British hydrogen bomb was exploded in 1955, Bevan led a revolt of 57 Labour MPs and abstained on a key vote.

When the Republicans gained control of the House after the 1952 elections, Reece served as chairman of the Special Committee on Tax Exempt Foundations, losing this post after the Democrats regained control in 1955.

When Preuss retired in 1955 Martin succeeded him as label manager.

There is general acknowledgement that the first hit record to use the syllables " doo-wop " in the refrain was the 1955 hit, " When You Dance " by The Turbans ( Herald Records H-458 ).

Quickly other R & B vocal groups entered the pop charts, particularly in 1955, which saw such cross-over doowop hits as " Sincerely " by The Moonglows, " Earth Angel " by The Penguins, and " Only You " by The Platters and The Turbans ' " When You Dance " became the first hit to use the " doo-wop " syllables.

Two Magoo cartoons won the Academy Award for Best Short Subject ( Cartoons ): When Magoo Flew in 1953 and Magoo's Puddle Jumper in 1955.

When Midwest City's founder and developer, W. P. " Bill " Atkinson, died in 1999, he left his 1955 mansion in trust for the community's enjoyment and historical appreciation.

" When Colvin was arrested in March 1955, Nixon thought he had found the perfect person, but the teenager turned out to be pregnant.

From 2. 30pm on December 22, 1955 Burke made his first recordings for Apollo Records, six songs, in their studios at 457 West 45th Street, Manhattan, debuting with his own song " Christmas Presents " b / w " When I'm All Alone " ( Apollo 485 ), which debuted on DEcember 24, 1955 and became a minor hit.

Between 1955 and 1957, the Moonglows reached the R & B chart frequently with hits like " Most of All ", " In My Diary ", " When I'm With You ", " See Saw ", " We Go Together ", and " Please Send Me Someone to Love.

When Gunsmoke was adapted for television in 1955, the network did not appear interested in bringing either Conrad or his radio costars to the medium ( his weight was rumored to be a deciding factor ) despite a campaign to convince the network.

When Eden succeeded Churchill as Prime Minister in 1955 he promoted Home to the cabinet as Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations.

During July 1955, the Turbans had their first Herald recording session, and later that month their first record, pairing " Let Me Show You ( Around My Heart )" as the “ A ” side with “ When You Dance " as the flip side, was released.

These include The Day the Earth Stood Still ( 1951 ), The Thing from Another World ( 1951 ), When Worlds Collide ( 1951 ), The War of the Worlds ( 1952 ), 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea ( 1954 ), This Island Earth ( 1955 ), Forbidden Planet ( 1956 ), Invasion of the Body Snatchers ( 1956 ), The Curse of Frankenstein ( 1957 ), Journey to the Center of the Earth ( 1959 ) and On the Beach ( 1959 ).

When Pelé made his debut in the Campeonato Paulista in 1957, the team already was twice state champion ( 1955 / 56 ).

When Gance viewed Cinerama for the first time in 1955, he noticed that the widescreen image was still not seamless, that the problem was not entirely fixed.

When Janet Frame was released in 1955 from eight years of voluntary incarceration in New Zealand psychiatric hospitals, Sargeson invited her to stay in an ex-army hut on his property.

When the United States joined the war, Churchill and Roosevelt agreed to pool resources.

When Churchill was ousted as the queen's favorite, she purportedly spread allegations of the queen having affairs with her bedchamberwomen.

When the war did break out, he was rounded up along with other persons of German or Austrian background, and sent to Canada ( on orders from Winston Churchill ).

When Winston Churchill came to power after the resignation of Chamberlain in May 1940, Canaris ' hopes were renewed, given the new Prime Minister's strong position against Hitler.

When Churchill returned to England at the end of 1678 he found grievous changes in English society.

When the King saw he could not keep even Churchill – for so long his loyal and intimate servant – he despaired.

When Churchill returned to England, the Popish Plot resulted in a temporary three year banishment for James Stuart, Duke of York.

When William, Prince of Orange invaded England in November 1688, Churchill, accompanied by some 400 officers and men, rode to join him in Axminster.

When the King saw he could not even keep Churchill – for so long his loyal and intimate servant – he fled to France.

When Winston Churchill became Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1905 during Henry Campbell-Bannerman's first Government, Marsh became Churchill's Private Secretary, beginning an association and friendship that would last through Marsh's death.

When Churchill left government for the first time in 1915, Marsh became Assistant Private Secretary to Prime Minister Henry Asquith, in which position he would serve until the fall of Asquith's government in December, 1916.

When Churchill returned to government as Minister of Munitions in 1916, Marsh joined him there as Private Secretary and worked in that position, through successive departments, until the fall of David Lloyd George's Coalition Government in 1922.

When Churchill became Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1924, Marsh joined him there as Private Secretary and remained at the Treasury until the fall of Stanley Baldwin's second government in 1929, when Marsh was returned to work at the Colonial Office.

When the Duke of York went into self-imposed exile to Scotland as a result of the furore surrounding the Popish Plot, John and Sarah accompanied him, and Charles II rewarded John's loyalty by creating him Baron Churchill of Eyemouth in Scotland, Sarah thus becoming Lady Churchill.

'" When Winston Churchill campaigned for rearmament in the 1930s, he was compared to Palmerston in warning the nation to look to its defences.

When Chamberlain fell and Churchill became Prime Minister his long running feud with Reith led to the latter being moved to the Ministry of Transport.

When offered the post of Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ( one he had long coveted ), he could not bring himself to accept it, noting in his diary: " Invitation from that bloody shit Churchill to be Lord High Commissioner.

When Elizabeth's grandmother, Queen Mary, heard of this suggestion, she informed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and he later advised the Queen to issue a royal proclamation declaring that the royal house was to remain known as the House of Windsor.

When the U. S. entered the war after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 and the U. S. was at war with both Japan and Germany, a " Europe first " a modified version of his plan was adopted by U. S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

When Charles Bradlaugh took the Chiltern Hundreds in 1884 in order to seek a vote of confidence from his constituents, Lord Randolph Churchill and the Conservative-supporting press were highly critical of the Gladstone government for allowing Bradlaugh a new opportunity to demonstrate his popularity with the electors of Northampton.

When Jones mentioned the possibility of bombing beams to Churchill, Churchill ordered more investigation.

When Linlinthgow retired as viceroy in the summer of 1943, Wavell was chosen to replace him, surprisingly, given his poor relationship with Churchill.