KXEL@80–1955

The year was 1955–A vaccine to combat polio was approved by the FDA…Disneyland opened in California…popular songs included “Rock Around the Clock,” “Autumn Leaves” (by Iowa native Roger Williams), and “The Yellow Rose of Texas”…the Brooklyn Dodgers won the World Series for the first time…and new television programs premiering included “Gunsmoke,” “Captain Kangaroo,” and “The Honeymooners.”