Chronology: Date 1955-03

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date	event	tags	firsts
1955 20 Mar 195-	Shoghi Effendi announced the acquisition of 36,000 square metres of land for the first Mashriqu'l-Adhkár of the Holy Land. [DH175; MBW78–9] The entire sum of $180,000 for the purchase was donated by Amelia Collins. [MBW79] In April Shoghi Effendi reported that $50,000 had been contributed by the Hand of the Cause, Amelia Collins for the purpose of establishing Bahá'í national endowments in no less than fifty countries, situated in all five continents of the globe. [MBW81-82] See the letter from the Guardian dated the 1st of October 1954 for a list of other properties/ buildings that were acquired due to the generosity of Millie Collins. [CBN No58 Nov 1954 p1; BN No 285 November 1954 p1]	Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Haifa; Purchases and exchanges; Amelia Collins; - Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; - Bahá'í World Centre; Endowments; Donations; - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel; - Worldwide	first Mashriqu’l-Adhkár of the Holy Land
1955 14 Mar 195-	The first person to become a Bahá'í in Guam, Charles T. Mackey, a United States civil service employee, enrolled.	- First Bahá'ís by country or area; Guam	first Bahá’í in Guam
1955 4 Mar 195-	The first Tongan to become a Bahá'í in Tonga, Tevita Ngalo'afe, enrolled.	- First believers by background; - First Bahá'ís by country or area; Tonga	first Tongan Bahá’í in Tonga
1955 Mar 195-	Kamálí Sarvístání arrived on Socotra Island and was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW13:456]	- Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; - Islands; Socotra Island
1955 Mar 195-	The first person to become a Bahá'í in the Solomon Islands, William Gina, a 43-year-old Solomon Islander from the Western Solomon Islands, enrolled.	- First Bahá'ís by country or area; Solomon Islands; Oceania	first Bahá’í in Solomon Islands


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