Disaster Dates 1955: A Year of Unrelenting Chaos

Welcome to 1955, the year the world almost ended.

It started with the rise of the Atomic Age, where everyone was convinced that nuclear war was just around the corner. And why not? The Russians were coming, after all.

But that was just the beginning. The year 1955 was also marked by:

The Salk Institute for the Study of Human Paranoia
Operation Desert Storm, where the US military accidentally invaded the wrong desert
The rise of the first ever "Doombulator" – a device that could turn anyone into a giant chicken
The first-ever meeting of the "Bikini Bottom" – a secret society of underwater explorers who wore the most stylish swimsuits in the world

Want to know more about these fascinating events? Click on the links below:

The Salk Institute for the Study of Human Paranoia Operation Desert Storm: The Invasion That Wasn't The Rise of the Doombulator: A Device of Doom Bikini Bottom: The Secret Society of Stylish Explorers