The year was 1955
The Icon spotted this blue and white plate at the Festival of Wheels. Here are some of the event that took place that year:
o Disneyland opens in California on July 17th
o 'In God We Trust' is added to all US paper currency
o The New Synthetic Material Polyurethane used in more and more everyday goods
o West Germany Joins NATO
o African American Rosa Parks is arrested after refusing to give up her bus seat to a white person in Montgomery Alabama
Stories Posted This Week
Thursday, June 25, 2026
- Alice June (Hochstettler) Kliewer worked at Grace Bible Institute
- Bluffton College grad was famous for memorizing all of Paradise Lost
- Leiber honored by Fremont Speedway Hall of Fame
- SCHS Swiss Day to be held at new Swiss Heritage Center, June 28
- Free movie: Eight on the Lam, July 27
- Screen time: Impact on youth update
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, June 24
- Luvu a Latte temporary closure until July 14
- Results of Icon poll: How connected do you feel to the Bluffton community?
- Loving Laura’s Curls created to provide wigs for local cancer patients
- America 250 drone show illuminates Bluffton sky
- Recap of June 22 Bluffton Council Meeting