Sir Christopher Cockerell has the First Hovercraft Patented(1955)
Cockerell’s theory was that instead of just pumping air under the craft, as Thornycroft had, if the air were to be instead channelled to form a narrow jet around the…
The Flag of Europe is Adopted by Council of Europe (1955)
The flag of Europe or European flag consists of twelve golden stars forming a circle on a blue field. It was designed and adopted in 1955 by the Council of Europe (CoE) as a symbol for the whole of Europe. Since 1985,…