March 1955

Tuesday 01:

Allen Fieldhouse at the University of Kansas hosts its first college basketball game.

Wednesday 02:

King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia abdicates the throne in favor of his father, King Norodom Suramarit.

Thursday 03:

Elvis Presley appears on television for the first time.

Saturday 05:

President of Lithuania, Antanas Merkys dies, after having been imprisoned and deported to the Soviet Union.

Friday 25:

United States Customs seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" as obscene.